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MS Leader: Rent-back breathes its last
The Financial Services Authority effectively gave last rites to the sale-and-rent-back market last week with its pronouncement that the market has shut its doors.
Readers' Opinions
Intelligent automation can help brokers help lenders
Mortgage Strategy’s recent cover feature entitled ’Fit for purpose’ (January 23) listed ways in which brokers could improve the way they submit cases to lenders.
Top of the league
Top of the League
Top Of The League - the competition that seeks to reward the best talent in the broker market - has returned for another season. Launched by Woolwich mortgages from Barclays in 2010, the aim is to offer intermediaries an opportunity to scoop fantastic prizes, such as the Barclays Premier League Player Of The Month trophy. But this season has an exciting twist. Working with Barclays and last season’s judges, who have signed on for another year, the competition will concentrate on networks ...
Top of the League - December
This month’s winner is Bobby Sherlock, mortgage adviser of Stan Sherlock Associates
Economic Tracker
Economic tracker - November
Nationwide recently returned its 90% LTV mortgages to the mass market with three and five-year fixed rates now available to first-time buyers and home movers. Together with other lenders operating in this market it’s good news for those struggling to raise a deposit and also for the wider economy as it may lubricate the housing market.
Economic tracker - October 2011
I have been cautiously optimistic about the mortgage market for some time and recent figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders support my view.
