Mortgage Strategy
3 January 2005
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2nd Mortgages selects Dashboard Software
5 Jan 2005
Dashboard Software says that 2nd Mortgages, based in Birmingham, is now live and using its case tracking system.
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43% of IFAs predict GI regulation to hike up PI costs
7 Jan 2005
A national survey of IFAs by professional indemnity broker PYV, has found that 43% believe General Insurance regulation will hike up the cost of PI premiums in 2005.
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Accord reorganises processing support teams
5 Jan 2005
Accord Mortgages has reorganised its new business processing support teams following broker feedback at 2004 focus groups.
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AMI warns firms on complaints handling
5 Jan 2005
The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries is warning mortgage intermediaries to make sure their own procedures meet the FSA requirements.
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Banks still cheapest for mortgages, says Defaqto
4 Jan 2005
In its latest survey, Defaqto has revealed that banks have held on to the top spots as cheapest lenders in 2004, with four in the top five places.
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Brokers confident about buy-to-let for 2005
7 Jan 2005
The latest findings from Mortgage Trusts monthly Buy-to-let Intermediary Forecast reveals that buy-to-let intermediaries are optimistic about the market going into 2005.
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Calibre relaunches MPPI product
6 Jan 2005
Calibre HomeSolutions has re-launched MortgageSure, its mortgage payment protection insurance product.
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Charcol urges borrowers to think twice
5 Jan 2005
Borrowers who pick their mortgage either just on rate or just on the associated fees could be making a costly mistake according to Charcol.
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Chelsea makes management committee appointments
5 Jan 2005
Chelsea has made a number of internal senior level appointments to its management committee.
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CII introduces online examinations
6 Jan 2005
The Chartered Insurance Institute is set to introduce online examinations at over 2,000 centres throughout the UK and overseas.
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Countrywide acquires Title Absolute
6 Jan 2005
Countrywide has acquired conveyancing panel services firm Title Absolute.
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Exclusive Connections joins forces with Whitechurch
4 Jan 2005
Exclusive Connections has revealed that the Whitechurch Network is recommending it as a preferred packager to its members. Exclusive Connections and Whitechurch have entered into a joint marketing agreement to offer Whitechurch members packaging facilities via Exclusive Connections' nationwide network of offices.
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FSA's financial requirements for insurers take effect
4 Jan 2005
December 31 marked the start of the FSA's prudential requirements for UK insurance firms.
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GECF announces senior appointments
6 Jan 2005
GE Consumer Finance Home Lending has made two senior appointments.
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House prices rose by 1.1% in December, reveals Halifax
7 Jan 2005
Halifax has revealed that house prices rose by 1.1% in December.
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Househunters start 2005 on bright note
4 Jan 2005
House hunters start 2005 on a brighter note according to the latest research from property websites assertahome.com and propertyfinder.com.
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Intelligent Finance launches two-year discounted offset
6 Jan 2005
Intelligent Finance is to launch a two-year discounted offset mortgage on January 9.
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Ipswich appoints head of management services
4 Jan 2005
Ipswich has appointed Emyr Jones as its head of management services.
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Just the facts, Mam
4 Jan 2005
First off Happy New Year to you all.
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Kensington offers cashback and free legal fees
5 Jan 2005
Kensington is offering free legal fees and 250 cashback on remortgages from January 5 2005.
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Knight Commercial Services appoints Munro as MD
5 Jan 2005
Lesley Munro has been appointed as managing director of Knight Commercial Services, from her previous role as general manager of Knight Funding.
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L&H launches 10-year fixed rate mortgage
7 Jan 2005
Leeds & Holbeck Building Society has added to its product range with the launch of a new 10-year fixed rate mortgage at a rate of 5.19%.
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Lawcomm publishes survey results
4 Jan 2005
Happy new year to all Mortgage Strategy Online readers - it's great to be back!
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Lib Dems call into question self-cert
4 Jan 2005
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Financial Services Authority asking what steps are in place to ensure borrowers are not overstating their incomes on self-cert mortgages.
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LMS acquires 1st Survey
6 Jan 2005
On-line conveyancing and surveying specialist LMS has acquired valuation panel management company 1st Survey.
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Money Partners adds five members to its team
6 Jan 2005
Specialist lender Money Partners has appointed five members to its sales and compliance teams.
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Mortgage Choice alters application fee scale
6 Jan 2005
Packager Mortgage Choice has unveiled a new scale of application fees for all business received from January 10.
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Mortgage Trust reduces arrangement fees
5 Jan 2005
Mortgage Trust has welcomed the new year by slashing the arrangement fee on two of its mass market fixed rate products to 499.
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NAEA urges landlords to get a letting agent
4 Jan 2005
The National Association of Estate Agents is urging stressed and hassled landlords to make an extra New Years resolution this year get a letting agent.
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One in four FTBs stumped by Stamp Duty, reveals A&L
7 Jan 2005
Stamp Duty has been blamed as a major obstacle for one in four first-time buyers trying to get on the house price ladder, research out from Alliance & Leicester reveals.
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PFS announces first president
6 Jan 2005
The Personal Finance Society has announced that its first president will be Brian Steeples, a current PFS board member.
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PMP adds three more lenders to panel
7 Jan 2005
Professional Mortgage Partnerships has added three more lenders to its mortgage panel. Nottingham Building Society, First Active and The One Account are now available to Professional Mortgage Partnerships 101 appointed representative firm members, and all other intermediaries with access to the networks mortgage panel.
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Portman unveils fees free deals
6 Jan 2005
Portman has unveiled a range of fees free deals.
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Preferred holds investors day
6 Jan 2005
Preferred Mortgages recently held an investors day - inviting thirty investors to its Haywards Heath office to learn more about the company.
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Purely Mortgages appoints compliance director
5 Jan 2005
Purely Mortgages has appointed James Mayne as its compliance director with immediate effect.Purely Mortgages launched in September of this year and Mayne further strengthens the management team of Colin Bell, Ian Giles and Neil Pritchard, led by Mark Chilton.Mayne, previously of Britannic Money, has recently been advising both lenders and mortgage intermediaries in the lead up to mortgage regulation.
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Purely Mortgages appoints Cox Insurance
5 Jan 2005
Purely Mortgages has appointed Cox Insurance to provide household insurance products to its customers.Cox will be working with Purely to deliver a fully integrated quotation system that will allow Purely advisers to quote buildings and contents insurance at the initial application stage of the mortgage.Colin Bell, chief operating officer of Purely Mortgages, says: "As a telephone-based mortgage broker, it is important for us to establish a link with a general insurance ...
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Skipton launches revised range
5 Jan 2005
As the January sales hit the high street, Skipton isgetting in on the act with the launch of a range of mortgage products.
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Some firms not handling complaints properly, says FSA
5 Jan 2005
The FSA has warned mortgage endowment providers not to use the Financial Ombudsman Service as an alternative to properly handling complaints themselves.
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Southwark mortgage broker has CCL application denied
4 Jan 2005
A Southwark-based mortgage broker has had his application for a consumer credit licence refused by the OFT.
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SPML announces 35% increase in completions in 2004
4 Jan 2005
Southern Pacific Mortgage Limited has announced a 35% increase in completions in its 2003/4 trading year ending November 30 2004.
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SPML appoints BDM for Scotland and North West
5 Jan 2005
Southern Pacific Mortgage Limited has appointed Mark Doyle as business development manager for Scotland and the North West.
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Surrenda-link announces investment appointments
5 Jan 2005
Secure growth specialist Surrenda-link has appointed Ernie Hayes to its board of directors.
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Threesixty launches deal with Lifequote
4 Jan 2005
Threesixty Services, the fee based support provider, has launched a deal to provide express underwriting and administration services to its IFA clients.
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TMW announces buy-to-let exclusive with MI
4 Jan 2005
The Mortgage Works has launched an exclusive buy-to-let mortgage with Mortgage Intelligence.
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UCB Home Loans
5 Jan 2005
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UK has fifth highest level of social housing in Europe
4 Jan 2005
A recent report shows that, at 69%, the UK has exactly the average level of home-ownership in Europe and ranks only 14th in the home-ownership league.
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Urgent action needed on sale of PPI, warns FSA
9 Jan 2005
The Financial Services Authority has today called on firms to take urgent action to ensure that their selling practices for PPI are in line with regulatory requirements.
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Which? responds to FSA endowment letter
4 Jan 2005
Which? has responded to the FSA letter sent to the CEOs of endowment providers.
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Yorkshire reduces fixed rate mortgages
4 Jan 2005
Yorkshire has again reduced the cost of its fixed rate mortgages.
