File photo dated 11/12/13 of a row of terraced houses in south London as banks have rapidly become more dominant in the ultra-low-deposit mortgage market since the Government's flagship Help to Buy scheme was fired into action, according to a financial website. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday February 19, 2014. Traditionally, building societies have held a bigger share of the number of deals on offer for people with a 5% deposit, largely due to banks being more reluctant to offer such products which are seen as being more
%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Nine councils in London have lost their High Court challenge against Boris Johnson's plan to relax rules for "affordable rents" in the capital.
A judge said the real issue in the case was "a profound disagreement" between the councils and the London mayor over housing policy and ruled the claim must fail for a number of reasons.
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