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Sir Mervyn King: A game of two halves

Bank of England

Sir Mervyn King, outgoing Governor of the Bank of England, described his tenure as a “game of two halves” last night, writes Robyn Hall.

Institutional investors could solve supply problem

Institutional investors could solve supply problem

The government needs to focus on satisfying the needs of institutional investors if it wants to tackle its housing supply problem, says residential property fund manager Hearthstone.

May best for fixed rates since crash

May best for fixed rates since crash

May was the cheapest month for fixed rate mortgages since the onset of the financial crisis, the National Mortgage Index from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows.

 


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Sir Mervyn King: A game of two halves

Sir Mervyn King, outgoing Governor of the Bank of England, described his tenure as a “game of two halves” last night, writes Robyn Hall.

CML slams Which? research

The Council of Mortgage lenders has slammed Which? after it claimed that 99.5% of homeowners and homebuyers struggle to identify the total cost of a mortgage deal.

Special feature: The rise of commercial lending

Mark Blackwell, managing director of xit2, looks at commercial lending as the temperature rises in the market and the pressure on lenders heats up.

rebuildingsociety joins NACFB

Peer-to-business lending platform rebuildingsociety.com has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers as it strengthens its ties with the broker community.

May best for fixed rates since crash

May was the cheapest month for fixed rate mortgages since the onset of the financial crisis, the National Mortgage Index from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows.

Institutional investors could solve supply problem

The government needs to focus on satisfying the needs of institutional investors if it wants to tackle its housing supply problem, says residential property fund manager Hearthstone.

Openwork offers fraud prevention guide to industry

Openwork is extending the availability of its free guide to the prevention of mortgage fraud following strong demand from the professional services market and the wider industry.

Post Office to lend £2.5bn by year end

The Post Office has today launched a major assault on the mortgage market with its intention to lend £2.5bn by the end of the year.

FCA issues largest ever fine

The FCA has banned a retail sole trader and issued its largest ever fine of nearly £1m after the trader was found guilty of deliberately misleading vulnerable customers for personal gain.

Paradigm sees increase in GI cases

Paradigm Mortgage Services has reported a significant increase in the amount of general insurance cases it has placed through Select & Protect in the first months of 2013.

FSCP back call for tougher standards for bankers

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has welcomed the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards’ call for higher professional standards for bankers.

Fincorp listed on Avelo Trigold Prospector

Fincorp has become the first bridging lender to be listed on the Avelo Trigold Prospector platform.

KRS sells majority stake to Phoenix Equity

Key Retirement Solutions has sold a majority stake of the KRS Group of companies to Phoenix Equity Partners.

LendInvest off to a flying start

Peer-to-peer loan trading platform LendInvest has been left surprised by the number of institutional-type investors that have been in contact looking to invest in mortgage loans.

AOBP forms Lender Committee

The Association of Bridging Professionals has confirmed the makeup of its newly-appointed Lender Committee comprised of existing AOBP Lender Associates.

Scottish house prices fall by £1,982 over year

The average price for a house bought in Scotland fell by £1,982 over the year to April 2013, the latest LSL Housing Price Index has revealed.

BoE appoints chief operating officer

The Bank of England has appointed Charlotte Hogg, currently head of retail distribution and intermediaries at Santander UK, as its new chief operating officer.

New RBDM at Bridgebank

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Stuart Williams as its new regional business development manager for the Midlands.

BoE appoints chief operating officer

The Bank of England has appointed Charlotte Hogg, currently head of retail distribution and intermediaries at Santander UK, as its new chief operating officer.

New RBDM at Bridgebank

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Stuart Williams as its new regional business development manager for the Midlands.

Special Feature: Loans should be safeguarded to kick-start economy

Paul Walsh, CEO of CUNA Mutual Europe, discusses the findings of a Green Paper from the think tank ResPublica on introducing a new loan safeguard to build confidence for both lenders and borrowers.

Leeds launches L&G exclusive

Leeds Building Society has launched a 95% loan to value first-time buyer mortgage which will be available exclusively through Legal & General Mortgage Club.

Pink to run protection master-classes

The master classes have been put together to help advisers make the jump from just talking to clients about mortgage protection to opening up the subject of wider protection.

borro sees 219pc rise in referred business

borro has seen a 219% increase in the value of referred business coming through from introducers in the last quarter.

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Buy-To-Let

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Landlords see improvement in finance availability

A businessman handing another a set of keys to go with Paragon story on availability of BTL funds

The proportion of landlords who think that buy-to-let finance is more freely available is at the highest level since the financial crisis, a survey by Paragon Mortgages has found.

Landlords still looking to buy

Letting signs to go with story on landlords looking to buy

Landlords remain keen to buy despite softening tenant demand, research from the Association of Residential Letting Agents has revealed.

36 month ASTs should be the new normal

36 month ASTs should be the norm

A practical alternative to the 12 month assured shorthold tenancy restriction insisted upon by lenders should be 36 months with “special conditions” says lettings consultant David Lawrenson.

Avelo Trigold launches B2L sourcing tool

Cable to go with story on Avelo Trigold launching a BTL sourcing system

Avelo Trigold has teamed up with a panel of the UK’s leading buy-to-let providers to launch a new buy-to-let sourcing tool.


Bridging and Commercial

Fincorp listed on Avelo Trigold Prospector

FinCorp get listed on Trigold

Fincorp has become the first bridging lender to be listed on the Avelo Trigold Prospector platform.

Special feature: The rise of commercial lending

Special feature: The rise of commercial lending

Mark Blackwell, managing director of xit2, looks at commercial lending as the temperature rises in the market and the pressure on lenders heats up.

AOBP forms Lender Committee

AOBP announces panel

The Association of Bridging Professionals has confirmed the makeup of its newly-appointed Lender Committee comprised of existing AOBP Lender Associates.

MTF goes nationwide

MTF now lending nationwide

MT Finance, the West End based non-status bridging finance lender, is expandeding its geographic zone of lending to encompass all of England.


Equity Release

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KRS sells majority stake to Phoenix Equity

Cabot sells stake

Key Retirement Solutions has sold a majority stake of the KRS Group of companies to Phoenix Equity Partners.

Just Retirement calls for Solvency II rethink

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Just Retirement has backed Towers Watson’s calls for equity release to be a ‘permitted Asset class under Solvency II.

LV= cuts rates on Lifetime Mortgage

Two elderly women to go with story on LV= cutting rates on its Lifetime Mortgage

LV= has cut the rates on its Lifetime Mortgage lump sum product by 20 basis points

EPPARG pushes for EU equity release growth

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The European Pensions and Property Asset Release Group is today leading a discussion in Brussels amongst key EU institutional stakeholders, industry representatives, academics and representatives of the charity sector on ways to explore...


Protection

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Source launches GI book purchase plan

A broker getting money to go with Source offer of buying GI books for its brokers

Source Insurance will shortly be celebrating 20 years in the general insurance industry and to mark the occasion has launched a GI book purchase programme for existing Source agents.

PruProtect gets ‘appy

New app from Pru Protect

Protection insurer PruProtect has launched a new iPad app for brokers.

LV= launches simple income protection

LV= launches simple income protection

Protection specialist LV= is launching a simplified income protection product called LV=’s Sick Pay Insurance marketed initially to LV= general insurance customers.

Special Feature: How to solve a problem like protection

How to solve a problem like protection

Louise Colley, protection distribution director for Aviva, considers the mortgage markets resurgence and what the industry can do to start a similar revival in the protection market.


Industry

Bob Hunt Blog

Buying business premises

Someone working on a laptop

Did your business begin at the kitchen table? Have you outgrown the spare room or shared office space?

CML slams Which? research

CML slams Which? research

The Council of Mortgage lenders has slammed Which? after it claimed that 99.5% of homeowners and homebuyers struggle to identify the total cost of a mortgage deal.

Help! Get these hazards out of my home

Does your toaster fail to pop up? Do you have a kettle that won't boil? Or does your vacuum leave more dust than it picks up?

May best for fixed rates since crash

May best for fixed rates since crash

May was the cheapest month for fixed rate mortgages since the onset of the financial crisis, the National Mortgage Index from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows.