Mortgages

Rates will remain the same for new tracker customers

Abbey fails to pass on rate reduction to new tracker deals

Story by: Gemma Westacott, FTAdviser

Abbey has confirmed that it will not be passing on this week's Bank of England base rate reduction to new tracker mortgage customers.

  • Time published: 11.54
  • Date published: 10.10.2008
  • Published in: Mortgages

Availability of high LTV mortgages continues to fall

The availability of high loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages has hit a new low, as the ongoing turmoil within the financial markets causes lenders to continue withdraw the products from the market.

  • Date published: 10.10.2008

HSBC strengthens capital base with £750m injection

HSBC has sought to further distance itself from the government's banking rescue scheme, strengthening the capital base of its UK subsidiary HSBC Bank through an equity injection of £750m.

  • Date published: 10.10.2008

CAB reports 35 per cent rise in arrears enquiries

Citizens Advice Bureau has reported an increase in the number of people seeking advice on how to manage mortgage and secured loan arrears.

  • Date published: 10.10.2008

HBoS unveils restructured mortgages sales teams

HBoS has revealed details of its restructured sales teams for its mortgage brands, with its business development managers to take up their new job roles straight away.

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

Treasury Committee to review housing market

The Treasury Committee is to hold a one-off evidence session into the economics of the housing market

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

Cluttons changes rules to reduce risk of gazundering

Cluttons estate agency is tightening up its timeframes for property sales in an attempt to reduce exposure to gazundering.

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

House prices record lowest fall since February

House prices recorded their smallest monthly fall for seven months in September, dropping by 1.3 per cent.

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

Equity release competition will lead to savings

Competition in the equity release market, compared to other mortgage sectors, has created more opportunities for shopping around for deals, according to an expert.

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

Three-quarters predict more credit crunch collapses

Norton Rose polls over the impact the credit crunch will have

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

UKSA is considering Bradford & Bingley challenge

Shareholders body claims that it has received complaints over the nationalisation

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

Feature

"The market is still in a state of flux"

Profile: Kevin Purvey is head of corporate intermediary sales for Cheltenham & Gloucester

  • Time published: 00.01
  • Date published: 08.10.2008
  • Published in: Mortgages

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FSA supersizes adviser fines

Compliance failings led to a firm receiving one of the highest ever fines handed out by the FSA to an individual mortgage broker.

  • Time published: 00.01
  • Date published: 08.10.2008
  • Published in: Mortgages

Feature

It's not the end of the world

Those that took out high loan-to-value mortgages a few years ago may be about to feel a real payment shock, but there are options out there, says David Pawsey

  • Time published: 00.01
  • Date published: 08.10.2008
  • Published in: Mortgages

Feature

When will the price be right?

Risk-based pricing has come into its own as lenders continue to err on the side of caution, but how long will this last, asks Dominic Welling

  • Time published: 00.01
  • Date published: 08.10.2008
  • Published in: Mortgages

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