Mortgage Strategy
7 February 2011
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25% Deposit holders getting best deals
7 February 2011
The number of prime residential mortgage products has more than doubled in the last two years, figures from Moneyfacts show.
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60 SECONDS WITH...MELANIE BIEN
7 February 2011
Melanie Bien, Director of communications, Private Finance
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AFI reports improved customer satisfaction
7 February 2011
MATHEWSON: CREDITED FOR BETTER SERVICE
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AMI bulletin flags focus on remortgaging and buy-to-let
7 February 2011
The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries is predicting a flat mortgage market for 2011 in its Quarterly Economic Bulletin.
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Brokers can beat banks hands down
7 February 2011
ALAN CLEARY, MANAGING DIRECTOR, PRECISE MORTGAGES
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Brokers protest at high funding requirement rise
7 February 2011
Most brokers will pay at least 15% more in Financial Services Authority fees in 2011/12, the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries says.
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Brokers removed from Lloyds panel
7 February 2011
Lloyds Banking Group has only removed 100 brokers from its panel in the last year for suspected fraud, Mortgage Strategy understands.
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Brokers think property investment fund too risky for first-time buyers
7 February 2011
Industry pundits have poured scorn on a new property investment fund offering first-time buyers the chance to get onto the property ladder with just a 5% deposit and no mortgage.
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Buy-out brings a cash boost to Cheval Finance
7 February 2011
Cheval Bridging Finance has been bought by management and a consortium of investors.
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CAN YOU HAVE A POP TO WIN THIS BOTTLE OF MIGHTY FINE CHAMPAGNE?
7 February 2011
Select & Protect raise money for the Australian Flood Relief Appeal
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Central Trust launches range through brokers
7 February 2011
Central Trust is launching its secured loan product range through brokers and packagers for the first time in 23 years.
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Creditor insurance is the new umbrella
7 February 2011
JAMES WATSON, SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR, PAYMENTSHIELD
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Debt resolution industry is rising to the challenge of keeping public trust
7 February 2011
STAR LETTER
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Do or die
7 February 2011
The question of whether to charge fees can literally be life or death for some firms who face a central conundrum - should they charge and risk losing clients or rely solely on proc fees?
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Don't get carries away by the numbers
7 February 2011
Gary styles Strategy, Risk and Economics director, Hometrack
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Equity release funds retirement optimism
7 February 2011
JON KING, MANAGING DIRECTOR, MORE2LIFE
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FSA costs us all half a billion quid - plus the red tape
7 February 2011
The Financial Services Authority last week revealed that it is increasing its proposed Annual Funding Requirement for 2011/12 to £500.5m, up from £454.7m in 2010/11, a gross increase of 10.1%
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FSA names chief to lead the CPMA
7 February 2011
The Financial Services Authority has confirmed that Martin Wheatley has been appointed chief executive officer of the forthcoming Consumer Protection and Markets Authority.
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Good brokers add value in recession
7 February 2011
CONOR MURPHY, DIRECTOR, CAPRICORN FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY
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Good service brings clients and a smile
7 February 2011
GEOFF HALL, MANAGING DIRECTOR, BERKELEY ALEXANDER
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Intermediaries need to work hard to win price war
7 February 2011
With a reducing mortgage market and the Mortgage Market Review promising to strangle the market even further, intermediaries like me have to think outside the box to keep in business.
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Intermediary the most trusted in mortgage jungle
7 February 2011
Brokers proved their worth by snatching half of the mortgage market last year, despite cheap direct deals
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Job cuts will push sales of ASU cover
7 February 2011
ANDY LEES, KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER, UINSURE
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LAST WEEK'S WINNER
7 February 2011
“I said you should bend over backwards for your clients not bend THEM over backwards!”Chris Thalha, Compass Finance
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Leader: Brokers face make or break
7 February 2011
The latest figures out from the Halifax House Price Index showed bizarrely that despite the snow there was actually a 0.8% house price rise for the period between December and January.
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Lenders should be left to shoulder the risk themselves
7 February 2011
Labour MP George Mudie was last week reported as saying he was horrified by the Financial Services Authority’s Mortgage Market Review and believes the regulator has lost its balance and could damage the industry (’Labour MP horrified by MMR’, Mortgage Strategy Online, February 1).
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Let IT free up your time to meet clients
7 February 2011
SOPHIE HALL, DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR, INTELLIFLO
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Let's step back to the old school style of underwriting
7 February 2011
Labour MP George Mudie was right in his criticisms of the Financial Services Authority and the Mortgage Market Review - it is going to damage the market, and it’s almost dead anyway.
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Marketwatch
7 February 2011
JONATHAN CORNELL, HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS, FIRST ACTION FINANCE
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Martin Lewis lambasts lenders for direct deals
7 February 2011
MARTIN LEWIS: BROKER VALUE STRESSED
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Masthaven FSA approval spurs call for bridging firm regulation move
7 February 2011
Masthaven Bridging Finance has gained its Financial Services Authority approval it was revealed last week, with more bridging lenders believed to be awaiting approval.
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Media Spotlight: The Fearful Rise of Market
7 February 2011
By John Authers
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MMR will damage mortgage and house building sectors, says Mudie
7 February 2011
Treasury Select Committee member George Mudie says he is horrified by the proposals in the Mortgage Market Review.
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Never a better time to ask the experts
7 February 2011
IAIN MALLON DIRECTOR OF PROTECTION MARKETING AXA PROTECTION ACCOUNT
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Product pull should be maintained after market recovery
7 February 2011
With the onset of the credit crunch over the past three and a bit years the lenders have pretty much made happen what a large part of Mortgage Market Review is all about.
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Secured loan rule change raises second charge fear
7 February 2011
It was recently announced by Mark Hoban, financial secretary to the Treasury, that the regulation of secured loans was being transferred from the Office of Fair Trading to the Financial Services Authority (Mortgage Strategy Online, January 26).
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The Mortgage Mole
7 February 2011
DIGGING THE DIRT IN THE MORTGAGE WORLD…
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THIS MONTH’S DECISION: HOLD
7 February 2011
Mortgage Strategy’s shadow Monetary Policy Committee is united in again voting to hold the base rate amid concerns about inflation and declining growth figures
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TV appearance sparks Twitter row over dress
7 February 2011
A war of words erupted on Twitter last week after television presenter Kirstie Allsopp made comments about Melanie Bien, director of communications at Private Finance.
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We must campaign against Mortgage Market Review
7 February 2011
My view is that nothing will be done about the Mortgage Market Review and that the Financial Services Authority will get its way.
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Which? mulls advice roll out after pilot success
7 February 2011
Which? is yet to decide whether to keep its mortgage advice service when the pilot is finished in the next few months.
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Why websites do not compare to a broker's touch
7 February 2011
Research shows most consumers do not trust comparison sites to help them find the best deal in financial products
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Yorkshire to lead trend with buy-to-let launch
7 February 2011
ANDY YOUNG: OPPORTUNITY FOR MARGINS
