Mortgage Strategy
11 October 2010
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60 seconds with...Colin Snowdon
11 October 2010
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Allotments help us urban folk live the good life
11 October 2010
The popularity of allotments shows no signs of waning, thanks to the country’s growing green awareness
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B2L firm expands into energy market
11 October 2010
Buy-to-let brokerage the Minel Group has launched Minel Energy to take advantage of opportunities in the renewable energy sector.
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Bridging market concerned over EC plans for cooling-off period
11 October 2010
CHRISTIAN FAES, AGAINST AN EC BLANKET RULE
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Brokers can sort out confusing messages
11 October 2010
DAVID FINLAY, INTERMEDIARY BUSINESS DIRECTOR, BARCLAYS
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Brokers’ needs put on top of the agenda
11 October 2010
Keeping brokers informed during the relocation of our mortgage processing centre was key to the move and resulted in feedback which has influenced the services we will be offering at the new site
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CAN YOU HAVE A POP TO WIN THIS BOTTLE OF MIGHTY FINE CHAMPAGNE?
11 October 2010
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Clarity is needed on buy-to-let regulation
11 October 2010
BOB YOUNG, MANAGING DIRECTOR, CAPITAL HOME LOANS
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Clawbacks have Network Data ex-ARs in uproar
11 October 2010
Former appointed representatives of Network Data are protesting after being given 30 days to pay back clawbacks for cancelled polices.
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Common sense not over-reaction will revive the market
11 October 2010
September 13 2007 proved to be one of the most significant and indeed surreal days of my life.
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Gather quality data to fight fraudsters
11 October 2010
LEIGH BATES, HEAD OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, SAS UK
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Government has yet to assess impact of MMR
11 October 2010
RAY BOULGER, GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE LEAD
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Grave concerns
11 October 2010
There are fears that interest-only will struggle for survival if the MMR proposals become law, with the CML leading the charge against them. But some in the industry believe it’s right to restrict the product
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Helping small firms is vital for economy
11 October 2010
GEORGE PATELLIS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TIUTA
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House price drop could encourage remortgage spurt
11 October 2010
The Bank of England held the base rate at 0.5% for the 19th month in a row last week but pundits argue falling house prices could be the spur to get people remortgaging.
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Innocent AR wins battle to be reinstated to panel
11 October 2010
A newly-qualified mortgage broker claims he was kicked off Lloyds Banking Group’s panel despite never having done a mortgage.
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Just a minute raises odds for business
11 October 2010
Mortgage brokers who follow up leads within a minute are four times more likely to get a sale, a study from US lead software provider firm Leads 360 shows.
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LAST WEEK'S WINNER
11 October 2010
“John regrets partying the night before as the scenery appears to be moving faster than the car.”MICHAEL BARTONTHE OAKHILL PARTNERSHIP
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Leader: Guilty until proven innocent
11 October 2010
Times are tough for mortgage brokers at the moment. Not to mention the market continuing to stagnate and impending regulation in the form of the Mortgage Market Review, the threat of being thrown off a lender’s panel is viewed by many as a growing occupational hazard.
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Lenders need to be more careful when giving information
11 October 2010
I read with interest in your last issue (Mortgage Strategy October 4) that lenders are striking off brokers for incorrectly filling in forms and transposing words.
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Lenders' sweeteners can be hard to digest
11 October 2010
AARON STRUTT, PRODUCT AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, TRINITY FINANCIAL GROUP
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Lloyds could vet one in 20 interest-only cases
11 October 2010
Lloyds Banking Group is to check one in every 20 interest-only applications it receives from brokers, Mortgage Strategy understands.
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Management duo buy Chartwell's mortgage division
11 October 2010
The Chartwell Group’s mortgage division has been bought by management as Close Asset Management completes a £17m takeover of the firm’s financial planning arms.
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Market is tough but solutions do exist
11 October 2010
ALAN CLEARY, MANAGING DIRECTOR, PRECISE MORTGAGES
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Marketwatch
11 October 2010
NatWest’s reprice has resulted in some great deals and it’s refreshing to see its product guide so concise rather than the tomes most lenders churn out. And A&L has made it easier for clients to move home
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Media Spotlight: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
11 October 2010
Directed by Oliver Stone
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MMR capital rules are non-banks' death knell
11 October 2010
PETER WILLIAMS, PROPOSALS ARE TOO RESTRICTIVE
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Online management keeps work flowing
11 October 2010
SOPHIE HALL, DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR, INTELLIFLO
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Pressure builds for MMR rethink as CML warns of borrower impact
11 October 2010
The Financial Services Authority is coming under increasing pressure to rethink proposals in its Mortgage Market Review or risk sacrificing good borrowers.
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Referral rewards are kick-started by leads
11 October 2010
JUSTIN REES, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PARTNERSHIPS, LEADPOINT UK
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Restore consumer faith by cleaning up industry
11 October 2010
STAR LETTER
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Ridiculous idea that brokers should do checks on solicitors
11 October 2010
I was interested to read the comments on mortgage fraud by John Malone, chairman of PMS, in his position as the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries’ representative on the National Fraud Authority’s Mortgage Fraud Forum (Mortgage Strategy October 4).
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Sad to see another network bite the dust
11 October 2010
PAUL DAY, DIRECTOR, WHICH NETWORK
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Signals from Bank point to UK being in recovery mode
11 October 2010
There is an upbeat vibe both inside the Bank of England and outside, and confidence seems up across financial sectors
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Tesco mortgages to launch next year
11 October 2010
Supermarket giant Tesco says it is on track to launch mortgages in the first half of 2011, but it has not yet applied for its Financial Services Authority permissions.
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The Mortgage Mole
11 October 2010
DIGGING THE DIRT IN THE MORTGAGE WORLD…
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Trade bodies should rethink their shrill criticism of FSA
11 October 2010
Trade body and other industry commentary came in thick and fast last week starting with an interview with the Council of Mortgage Lenders director-general Michael Coogan on Radio 4’s Today programme discussing its research on the impact of the MMR.
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UK banks bleeding existing borrowers
11 October 2010
KEVIN PATERSON, SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR, ASSURANT INTERMEDIARY
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Using Facebook to give kids lessons in finance
11 October 2010
A mortgage firm is using Twitter and Facebook to encourage youngsters to learn about mortgages and finance.
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Well done to Lloyds group for trying to sort fact from fiction
11 October 2010
Everyone’s missing the point with regard to Lloyds Banking Group’s decision to ask a random sample of brokers for evidence of their clients’ repayment vehicle.
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your shout
11 October 2010
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