Young man on a sofa

Panic buy barriers

11 March, 2008

Having been cautious about entering the market, Walt's circumstances have now changed and he needs to find a house soon

Suburbian house

Handed on a plate?

4 March, 2008

Vanessa Blount asks if the time is right for advisers to look at the benefits of HIPs

Letters to the Editor

Will the credit crunch really affect the wealthy?

July 2008

At the moment it seems like everywhere you turn you will read something or hear something about the downturn of the economic climate whether this relates to the 'credit crunch', the property market decline or talk of a forthcoming recession,...


Systems and enforcement

July 2008

A month ago I needed to produce a combined IDD to cover Equity Release and General Insurance products, and initially I could not find a template in the usual places in the FSA website (Library/forms/Handbook forms and Templates/Mortgages:...



Case studies

Flats

To SVR or to not SVR?

5 April 2008

Jack is a landlord with a two-bedroom house. His existing buy-to-let deal comes to an end this month, leaving him paying the lender’s standard variable rate.


Bunch of cards

Flexible friends

15 March 2008

Andrew is an IT consultant who is looking to move house.



Product update

Leeds reduces fixed rates

27 August, 2009

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate on its 2 and 5-year fixed rate mortgages by up to 0.50% and 0.46% respectively.


New Flexx deals from the Coventry

14 August, 2009

The Coventry is refreshing its mortgage range including launching two new competitive Flexx mortgages for the residential market - combining a range of flexible features with low fees and an attractive rate of interest.