Unbiased.co.uk has reported that that those looking for advice on re-mortgaging increased to a third (33%) of all consumer requests in June and are up 5% since May 2009.

Requests from first time buyers for whole of market mortgage advice have remained the top most searched for advice criteria in June. 41% of all consumer requests on Unbiased.co.uk’s ‘Find a mortgage adviser search’ in June were relating to first-time buyer queries, a small drop from 44% seen in May 2009.

The third most popular search was for whole of market mortgage advice on the residential property market with nearly a quarter (24%) of searches specifying this option.

David Elms, chief executive of Unbiased.co.uk, said: “These latest figures suggest a stirring amongst those thinking about re-mortgaging