Mortgage Strategy
10 January 2011
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Copy Intel and get serious on security
10 January 2011
MARK BLACKWELL MANAGING DIRECTOR XIT2
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60 seconds with...Duncan Kreeger
10 January 2011
DUNCAN KREEGER, FOUNDING PARTNER, WEST ONE LOANS
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Accidents grow with fashion for home extensions
10 January 2011
Despite the stringent safety rules surrounding building sites, work on houses seems to be getting hazardous
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Brokers get control of customers with Abbey
10 January 2011
In an effort to give brokers greater control over their clients, Abbey for Intermediaries has changed the way it accepts written authority from customers looking to remortgage.
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CAN YOU HAVE A POP TO WIN THIS BOTTLE OF MIGHTY FINE CHAMPAGNE?
10 January 2011
Leeds Building Society staff collect presents for charity Samaritan’s Purse
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Cleaning up
10 January 2011
Alan Mathewson, managing director of Abbey for Intermediaries, has put improving service levels and growing direct and broker business firmly in his sights since joining the lender
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Client data can help in arrears handling
10 January 2011
JOHN SIMMONS CONSULTANT VERTEX
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Compare products on several websites to find the best deal
10 January 2011
Letters to the editor
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Connect Services Group to be placed into adminstration
10 January 2011
Connect Services Group has ceased trading and will be entering into administration.
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Consultation on consumer credit regulation begins
10 January 2011
The Treasury is consulting on transferring the regulation of consumer credit from the Office of Fair Trading to the new Consumer Protection and Markets Authority.
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Countrywide sees changes as Alan Snowball retires
10 January 2011
Alan Snowball, managing director of Countrywide Principal Services, is retiring and Nigel Stockton is taking over the running of Country-wide’s mortgage and insurance services.
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Dates for your DIARY...
10 January 2011
JANUARY 13Bank of England’s bank base rate decision
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Due diligence is key to robust alliances
10 January 2011
ROB MCCOY PRODUCT AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER PMS
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Figures on obesity paint scary picture
10 January 2011
GRAHAM HARVEY MANGING DIRECTOR INDIVIDUAL FRIENDS PROVIDENT
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FSA probe into arrears handling could leave Swift with £9.4m bill
10 January 2011
Swift Advances is being investigated by the Financial Services Authority for its handling of borrowers in arrears and has set aside £9.4m to cover a potential fine and other costs.
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Get the message to retirees that equity release is a product and a planning tool
10 January 2011
STAR LETTER
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Government should offer indemnity for high LTV lending
10 January 2011
Letters to the editor
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I don't know what's so wicked about interest-only deals
10 January 2011
Letters to the editor
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It's make or break for Portillion as it tries to raise £110m by end of Q1
10 January 2011
STEPHEN KNIGHT MARKETS ARE DISRUPTIVE
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It's never too early to devise your exit
10 January 2011
DAVID HESKETH GROUP M&A MANAGER PERSPECTIVE FINANCIAL GROUP
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Judges faced tough task in drawing up shortlist for this year's awards
10 January 2011
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Keep tabs on the market through housing indices
10 January 2011
Brokers need to understand how various indices work so they can get up-to-speed with property price movements
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LAST WEEK'S WINNER
10 January 2011
“Super Gran had aged a lot better than Bananaman.”
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Launch of 90% LTV products bucks trend as lenders sit on their hands
10 January 2011
A number of lenders launched 90% LTV deals last week, although the Bank of England has warned that lenders are generally steering clear of high LTV loans.
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Leadbay altered the way leads are sold and raised standards
10 January 2011
Letters to the editor
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Leadbay Group sells assets but not its liabilities
10 January 2011
Leadbay Media Group has sold its assets but not its liabilities, its adviser Baker Tilly has confirmed.
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Leader: When in doubt, do nothing
10 January 2011
Housing was back on the agenda over the Christmas break as housing minister Grant Shapps waded into the debate over the Mortgage Market Review. In interviews with the Financial Times and the Observer, he developed his seemingly off-the-cuff remark at a December conference that the MMR would have stopped him from buying a house into a full-scale assault on the proposals.
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Lesson of 2010 is to beware fraudsters
10 January 2011
JAMES SHERWOOD-ROGERS MANAGING DIRECTOR QUEST
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Marketwatch
10 January 2011
Halifax wants to increase direct-only business and its new deal knocks spots off the broker version. Meanwhile, NatWest has been busy repricing ranges and despite increases, they still look good value
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Media Spotlight: Management? It’s Not What You Think!
10 January 2011
By Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel
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Mortgage Brain to keep two systems after deal completes
10 January 2011
Mortgage Brain will retain both sourcing systems when it buys TrigoldCrystal in the next few months.
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Mortgage lenders hang on to optimism
10 January 2011
What’s going on across the Pond
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Mortgageforce claims buyout is just weeks away
10 January 2011
Kevin Duffy, managing director of Mortgageforce, says a management buyout of the brokerage is set to complete in the next few weeks.
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Pensions plan may build us a nest egg
10 January 2011
MARK CLINTON DIRECTOR MD FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
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Personal touch will make clients happy
10 January 2011
SOPHIE HALL DISTRIBUTOR DIRECTOR INTELLIFLO
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Platform looking to boost lending by 30% this year
10 January 2011
Platform is planning to increase its intermediary mortgage lending by 30% this year. The intermediary lender of Cooperative Bank will start to boost lending in Q1. It says the majority of the business will be split between mainstream and buy-to-let, with a small amount of near-prime.
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Protect income to keep wolves at bay
10 January 2011
JAMES WATSON SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR PAYMENTSHIELD
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Referrals can be gold dust in the quest to diversify
10 January 2011
Fiducia’s success has shown that additional revenue opportunities are all around if you only look for them
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Rob Jupp plans to launch distributor in specialist arena
10 January 2011
Rob Jupp, the former managing director of Savills Lending Solu-tions, is launching a specialist distributor in February, Mortgage Strategy understands.
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Sensible pricing for risk is what we need more than anything
10 January 2011
Letters to the editor
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Shapps' meeting with FSA wins industry backing
10 January 2011
The mortgage industry has wel-comed housing minister Grant Shapps’ meeting with the Financial Services Authority to discuss the Mortgage Market Review.
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Short-term attitude that skews market must be changed
10 January 2011
Letters to the editor
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Tap sectors which still show demand
10 January 2011
IAIN MALLOW DIRECTOR OF PROTECTION MARKETING AXA PROTECTION ACCOUNT
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The Mortgage Mole
10 January 2011
DIGGING THE DIRT IN THE MORTGAGE WORLD…
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Wanted: Applicants with 007 experience
10 January 2011
RICHARD SEXTON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR E.SURV
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We must be careful not to kill off house building industry
10 January 2011
Letters to the editor
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When politicians jump on housing sector bandwagon
10 January 2011
Things are getting interesting as housing minister Grant Shapps wades in on mortgage market issues and the FSA
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You need partners to help drive sales
10 January 2011
GEOFF HALL MANAGING DIRECTOR BERKELEY ALEXANDER
