Mortgages

Hamptons Mortgages has criticised lenders for pulling their 100% plus mortgages, saying they offered the only opportunity for struggling first time buyers to own their own home.

The Association of Finance Brokers (AFB) has launched the first set of authoritative sales data for the secured loans industry, following cross industry agreement.

Mortgage Next has confirmed dates for a series of workshops to help brokers exploit additional income opportunities.

The Northern Rock debacle threatens thousands of homeowners with a significant rise in mortgage repayments, according to Moneynet.co.uk.

The FSA says it will be stamping down on the 'widespread' problem of mortgage fraud in 2008.

Northern Rock has announced it will be withdrawing its Together range of mortgages from 20:00 GMT tonight.

Most Britons would prefer to choose a fixed rate mortgage product when they come to remortgage, according to Fairinvestment.co.uk.

Tahir Mahmood, a mortgage broker banned from conducting regulated business by the FSA for falsifying incomes, suggests the regulator would find many more brokers guilty of the crime if it stepped up its checks.

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has produced a guide on Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) for small firms, ahead of the FSA's March deadline.

Stamp Duty revenues are due to grow 13% in the 2007/08 tax year as the value of property has soared.