Mortgage Strategy
2 January 2006

  • Advantage offers free valuations

    4 Jan 2006

    Advantage Home Loans is offering free valuations on all mortgages available across its sub-prime panel of lenders throughout January 2006, if submitted via e:valuate, its unique on-line sub-prime mortgage sourcing solution.

  • Advantgage unveils management team

    5 Jan 2006

    Advantage Home Loans has unveiled its strengthened management team.

  • Andy Hornby new chief executive at HBOS

    5 Jan 2006

    James Crosby is to be succeeded as chief executive at HBOS by Andy Hornby, the group's chief operating officer.

  • B&B urges home owners to clean up their finances

    3 Jan 2006

    Bradford & Bingley has teamed up with TV cleaning stars Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie to encourage consumers to make a clean start in 2006 and clean up their finances.

  • B&W reveals changes to self-cert range

    5 Jan 2006

    Bristol & West Mortgages has made several changes to its self-cert range.

  • Banks still cheapest for mortgages

    4 Jan 2006

    Banks have held on to the top spots as the cheapest mortgage lenders in 2005, says financial products research company Defaqto.

  • BBC helps viewers to pay off mortgages in two years

    5 Jan 2006

    A new reality TV series starts Thursday January 8 in which eight households take part in an experiment to pay off their mortgages in just two years.

  • Bristol & West improves its core mortgages

    5 Jan 2006

    Bristol & West has recently improved their Standard core range of mortgages.

  • Citizens Advice looks to extend free financial advice service

    6 Jan 2006

    National charity Citizens Advice is looking for support to help it extend a successful pilot project testing out how independent financial advisers can work with Citizens Advice Bureau to provide free generic financial advice to people on low and middle incomes.

  • Clydesdale launches offset product range

    6 Jan 2006

    Clydesdale Bank has launched an offset product range which includes a4.90% offset tracker mortgage for professionals with an annual income of at least 60,000, available via its broker partners.

  • Consumer optimism for family finances in 2006

    4 Jan 2006

    A Nationwide survey reveals four in five people expect their family finances in 2006 to be better than or the same as they were in 2005.

  • Cumberland launches partnership with UKV

    3 Jan 2006

    The Cumberland has elected to roll out UKValuations ProVal Automated valuation system throughout its operations in the UK.

  • em- extends free valuation offer

    5 Jan 2006

    As 2006 gets underway em-homeloans is delighted to announce that in conjunction with all branded lenders, it will continue to offer the innovative free valuations and no application fees initiative across the entire sub-prime range.

  • FSA expels IFA for housing benefit fraud convictions

    6 Jan 2006

    The Financial Services Authority has expelled independent financial adviser Theophilus Folagbade Sonaike, trading as F T Insurance Services, from being authorised to carry out regulated activities.

  • GMAC-RFC buys remaining part of National Guarantee

    4 Jan 2006

    GMAC-RFC has acquired the remaining 60% of National Guarantee for an undisclosed sum. GMAC-RFC now owns 100% of the company. GMAC RFCs acquisition of this remaining stake will enable National Guarantee to fulfill its ambition to significantly grow the business, while allowing GMAC-RFC further exposure to the business-to-consumer market in the UK. National Guarantee will continue to trade under its existing brand, bringing the product range offered by GMAC-RFCs mortgage ...

  • GMAC-RFC promotes Green, Brown and Knight

    4 Jan 2006

    GMAC-RFC has promoted Rob Green to director of sales, Roger Brown to director of its packager division and Jeff Knight to director of marketing. The appointments have been made to further strengthen the senior management team as the company looks to continue with its growth plans. As director of sales, Green will hold continued responsibility for the national sales force and additional responsibility for the corporate accounts team.

  • Goldsmith Williams and Beacon launch introducer scheme

    5 Jan 2006

    Goldsmith Williams has teamed up with Beacon Mortgages to launch a Beacon introducer scheme offering a range of discounted legal services.

  • Government makes order for increase in merger fees

    6 Jan 2006

    The government is making an order to provide for an increase in merger fees charged by the competition authorities with effect of April 1 2006. This increase will be phased in a two-stage process over a three-year period. The amendment also provides for foreign acquirers to be charged a merger fee for the first time.

  • Harwood joins Mortgage Bureau

    4 Jan 2006

    Mortgage Bureau has appointed Jude Harwood as business development manager for the North East.

  • HML promotes Fenn to development director

    5 Jan 2006

    HML has promoted Paul Fenn to the position of development director. Prior to his promotion, Fenn fulfilled the role of head of business development. He has over 15 years experience with the Skipton Group, having previously held management positions within the new lending, general administration, arrears/collections and sub prime servicing areas.

  • HML signs service contract with NAG

    3 Jan 2006

    Homeloan Management Limited has signed a five year servicing contract with National Australia Group in the UK to service its intermediary channel business. HML will process mortgage applications for this channel up to completion stage at which point NAG will carry out the post completion administration.

  • Home Buyer launches latest software

    3 Jan 2006

    Home Buyer Systems has launched the latest version of its comprehensive software solution for ensuring Financial Services Authority compliant mortgage and general insurance advised and non-advised sales.

  • IF says one in three households would be better off with offset

    5 Jan 2006

    Intelligent Finance has revealed that as 2006 gets started one in three UK households looking for a mortgage are now likely to be better off with offset.

  • Landlord Mortgages predicts stable year ahead

    3 Jan 2006

    Landlord Mortgages, the specialist buy-to-let broker, predicts a vibrant market for 2006, provided interest rates stay stable.

  • Liverpool Victoria outsources expense management process

    6 Jan 2006

    Liverpool Victoria has outsourced its expense management process to GlobalExpense.

  • Moneycorp offers brokers commission opportunity

    4 Jan 2006

    Mortgage brokers are being offered the opportunity to team up with foreign currency specialist Moneycorp in order to earn generous commissions on client referrals and to add value to their existing product portfolio.

  • More Th>n warns of need for further flood prevention action

    4 Jan 2006

    One year on from the Carlisle floods, More Thn warns further action is needed to prevent similar incidents. The Great Floods of Carlisle in January 2005 were the worst on record for over 100 years.

  • New mortgage approvals up 2,000

    4 Jan 2006

    The Bank of Englands mortgage approvals data for November 2005 shows the number of new mortgage approvals for home purchases were a seasonally adjusted 115,000 in November, up 2,000 from the previous month and at the highest level since May 2004.

  • New Year resolutions from the Homebuyer Show

    4 Jan 2006

    The Homebuyer Show is urging investors to apply commonly made New Years resolutions, such as reading more books and sticking to that diet, to property investment in order to make 2006 a prosperous year.

  • OFM promote Thompson to its board

    3 Jan 2006

    The OFM Group has promoted Kit Thompson to the its board of directors.

  • OFT issues court proceedings against Fryer

    5 Jan 2006

    The Office of Fair Trading has issued court proceedings against Keith Fryer trading as Capital Funding, because it believes he has been misleading consumers about his ability to purchase their properties.

  • Paaleads.com offers intermediaries half price deal

    5 Jan 2006

    Paaleads.com, is offering half-price leads for all its participating intermediaries from January 1 2006 until the end of February 2006.

  • Popularity of the terraced house increases

    4 Jan 2006

    Although most homebuyers prefer in a detached property, the popularity of terraced homes grew throughout 2005, says Norwich and Peterborough.

  • Prescott appoints new members to English Partnership board

    3 Jan 2006

    John Prescott, the deputy Prime Minister, has appointed three members to the board of English Partnerships, John Parker, Richard Harrold and Geoffrey Wright.

  • PTFS launches Personal Touch Packaging

    5 Jan 2006

    Personal Touch Financial Services is setting up a specialist mortgage packager dedicated to providing a high quality service to its appointed representatives and their clients. The venture, Personal Touch Packaging, is being set up in association with the OFM Group, one of PTFS largest ARs. Additionally, the leading business processor, Newcastle Mortgage Services will provide the processing function on behalf of PTP. The venture will start trading in January and ...

  • SHIP comments on the Which? equity release report

    5 Jan 2006

    Following the recent Which? report on equity release Jon King, Chairman of Safe Home Income Plans has commented.

  • Technology improvement for brokers

    3 Jan 2006

    BM Solutions' One Specialist IT Index has revealed that eight out of 10 brokers believe their attitude towards technology has become more favourable over the past year.

  • TMP launches third office

    4 Jan 2006

    The Mortgage Partnership, the North-West based mortgage packager, has launched a third office.

  • West Brom offers will making service

    6 Jan 2006

    The West Bromwich is offering a bespoke will writing service after figures revealed that 50% of people die without a valid will. In partnership with Estate Preservation Services Limited, a firm of will writing and estate administration specialists, the society has appointed its own estate planner.

  • Wiggins joins Freedom Lending

    4 Jan 2006

    Freedom Lending, the specialist intermediary mortgage lending company, has appointed Gary Wiggins as business development manager with responsibility for London and the south coast.

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