Paula John

Make mortgage repayments a priority, borrowers warned

IFAonline | 31 Aug 2011 | 10:50

Taxpayer-owned banks are set to warn their mortgage customers that they must put their mortgage repayments first, rather than renewing their digital TV subscription or buying a new phone.

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EC mulls mortgage rule change

The European Commission is considering new regulations which would give prospective borrowers a compulsory 10-day ‘cooling off' period for ‘reflection' when applying for a mortgage.

IFAonline | 11 Oct 2010 | 11:00
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House prices edge up in September

Average UK property prices increased by 0.1% in September to stand at £166,575, leaving the annual rate of house price inflation at 3.1%, according to Nationwide.

IFAonline | 30 Sep 2010 | 08:30

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Mortgage broker competes to be The Apprentice

A mortgage broker from Cheshire is among the contenders for the title of Sir Alan Sugar’s Apprentice.

IFAonline | 29 Sep 2010 | 10:15
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Paragon returns to buy-to-let market

Buy-to-let specialist Paragon Mortgages has returned to new lending, with the aim of getting back to its ‘market-leading position' in the sector.

IFAonline | 28 Sep 2010 | 09:30
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Estate agent accused of money laundering 'dirty cash'

A Manchester estate agent is alleged to have agreed to launder hundreds of thousands of pounds of 'dirty money' on behalf of an international crime ring.

IFAonline | 24 Sep 2010 | 12:15
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Average first-time buyer age to rise to 43

Without parental assistance, the average age of a first-time buyer will rise to 43 years old, according to the National Housing Federation. assistance for novice buyers.

IFAonline | 10 Sep 2010 | 10:00
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Annual house price inflation 6.1%- Assetz

Average UK property prices were 6.1% higher this July than last and currently stand at £200,913.

IFAonline | 24 Aug 2010 | 13:16
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Bradford & Bingley returns to profit

Bradford & Bingley (B&B) has returned to the black after reporting a loss last year.

IFAonline | 30 Jul 2010 | 12:04
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Woolwich cuts rates; Drop-lock added to mortgages

Woolwich will cut the interest rates it charges on mortgages up to 80% LTV by up to 0.21% from tomorrow.

IFAonline | 28 Jul 2010 | 13:09
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No place in cabinet for housing ministers

Neither former shadow housing ministers have been given a new role in government so far, and the role of housing minister is notable by its absence from the new cabinet.

IFAonline | 13 May 2010 | 12:41
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Arrears and repossessions fall in Q1

The number of mortgage borrowers in arrears and properties repossessed both fell in Q1 2010.

IFAonline | 13 May 2010 | 10:07
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Lloyds clamps down on interest-only mortgages

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is further tightening the criteria it applies to its Halifax-branded interest-only mortgages and scrapping them completely on homeloans over £500,000.

IFAonline | 13 May 2010 | 09:05

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