Mortgages

Advisers have seen a 30% fall in requests for mortgage advice during the final quarter of 2007, according to Unbiased.co.uk.

The FSA's decision to shut down a Luton-based mortgage broker has been upheld by the Financial Services and Market Tribunal.

Paradigm Mortgage Services has today launched a compliance service to provide guidance to brokers.

How it is going to support brokers who want to make the most of what the current account mortgage sector offers

Intermediary sales of equity release products grew 25% in 2007, according to figures from Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP).

Abbey for Intermediaries has added to its broker support team with the appointment of Adrian Whittaker as key accounts director.

Prime mortgages continue to be dominant in the UK market despite the many problems caused by sub-prime lending in the US, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).

Tenet's non-investment network, LIME, has launched a franchise deal with property website Point Five Estate Agents.

The Bank of England will follow its US equivalent's lead and cut interest rates this month, the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI's) quarterly report predicts.

Yorkshire Building Society has cut the cost of its two-year fixed rate mortgages and set a £250,000 maximum.