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RDR forces a review of your technology, Focus tells advisers

Following the announcement of the FSAs' RDR Consultation Paper (CP 09/18) Focus Solutions has...

FSA appoints senior adviser

The FSA has announced the appointment of Gareth Adams as a senior adviser. Adams...

Cattles’ lenders extend facility until end of 2009

Cattles has extended its bank facility arrangements until the end of December The embattled lender...

Self-build enquiries up at Buildstore

Self build mortgage specialist BuildStore has reported "significant&rdquo demand for its self build services...

Abbey launches four-year fix and loyalty exclusive

Abbey has brought out a four-year fix at 85% LTV with a rate of...

Brokers want FSA regulation of B2L, says Exact

Exact claims its research shows that 54% of mortgage brokers believe buy-to-let should be...

FTBs vital to market recovery, says Sesame

Sesame is calling for lenders to resume normal risk-based lending and to increase loan...

Another 1,200 to go at Lloyds

Lloyds Banking Group is to cut a further 1,200 jobs in its group operations...

Drawdown accounts for majority of Q2 equity release plans

The number of new equity release customers rose by 5% from 5074 in Q1...

Prospector to show ‘near misses’

2009-07-16 08:46

Protected: Xit2 develops audit and fraud tool

a way of Surveyors getting paid a lot quicker than they ever have before

Goldsmith Williams working with The Funding Operation

Direct conveyancing firm Goldsmith Williams has been appointed to provide legal services support to...

Banks continue to show contempt to SMEs

Banks have broken their promise to increase lending to small businesses under the Government's...

Bob Young: Spare me the bleedin’ obvious

Bob Young, managing director of Capital Home Loans, could do without recent preaching over...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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