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Banks fully support, and have been working towards, the overhaul of banking regulation in the UK the British Bankers’ Association said as the Financial Services Bill was launched today.
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Sesame Bankhall Group submitted £26.1bn of mortgage applications to lenders in 2011, up £1.9bn on 2010.
Sarah Brooks, director of financial services at Consumer Focus, stressed the importance of the newly released Financial Services Bill for the future.
There are now six mortgage lenders offering more than twenty buy-to-let mortgages with LTVs up to 80%.
Paragon is on the lookout for assets to buy after reporting a 12% uplift in quarterly profits.
Younger people unable to buy and older homeowners unwilling to sell are likely to cause housing stagnation in 2012, research from HSBC reveals.
More than half of potential buyers feel more positive about their prospects this year, research from Santander reveals.
The cost of moving house in the UK has risen at a faster rate than house prices over the past decade, research from Lloyds TSB reveals.
The analysis of fraud trends during 2011 by CIFAS, the UK's fraud prevention service, reveals a disturbing 9% increase in the overall level of fraud, when compared with the previous year.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today hailed a new partnership between the Government and the National House Building Council to gain a greater insight into how efforts to get Britain building again are making a difference in communities...
NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be reducing the rates on a number of its fixed rate mortgages tomorrow, including its 90% LTV products, in both its core and corporate ranges.
HML has become the first residential mortgage servicer to receive an internationally benchmarked rating for the services it provides to Irish lenders.
First- time buying was the most sought after area of mortgage advice throughout 2011, according to unbiased.co.uk.
HSBC has announced a number of commitments aimed at supporting UK businesses in 2012.
Retail sales fell in the year to January and sales were considered poor for the time of the year, the CBI said today.
The industry has given the Treasury’s steering group on simplified products a tentative ‘thumbs up’, but with a warning over their application.
Emma Hodson has been appointed as head of marketing at Bridgebank Capital.
Ageas Protect has announced two key appointments to its senior management team, supporting the company’s appetite for continued growth.
The Financial Services Consumer Panel has called for the Bank of England's new Prudential Regulatory Authority to have greater accountability to consumers.
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