Mortgages

Brokers should ensure they inform their customers of the options available to them if they are suffering difficulties with mortgage repayments, according to Mortgage Next.

Alliance & Leicester (A&L) has launched a number of fixed rate, tracker and buy-to-let mortgage products.

Abbey for Intermediaries has announced that all its products on the Trigold sourcing system will be automatically verified.

TFC Homeloans, a mortgage packager and distributor, is to merge with a software development company, Oppono, to create a new support service for intermediaries.

Consumer confusion sparked by the credit crunch and falling interest rates has led to increased uptake of lifetime tracker mortgages, research suggests.

A campaign designed to help consumers who may be worried about meeting their mortgage repayments has been launched by the FSA.

Coventry Building Society's net mortgage lending rose by a record 97% to £1.73bn last year, according to the provider's annual results.

BlackRock has hired seven people to join its European Equity Style Diversified team, led by Nigel Bolton.

The number of properties successfully sold at auction has fallen to its lowest level for three years, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has announced that all intermediary business will be transacted via its Astra Mortgages brand from 10 March.