Mortgages

All Types of Mortgages (AToM) has today announced it will add igroup to its panel of lenders.

First time buyers have seen their share of the property market increase to the highest levels since November 2006, according to statistics from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).

Retirement Plus will provide consumers with fee-free entry to its Property Plan and launch a new plan allowing customers to release a larger amount from their property.

Many brokers risk falling foul of FSA guidelines on treating customers fairly (TCF) as they record less than half of their client contact information, according to data management specialist iicon.

Woolwich has today cut several of its fixed rate mortgages in response to falling wholesale rates.

Charcol, one of the UK's largest mortgage brokers, is to offer fee-free mortgage advice over the telephone.

The UK equity release market has defied the credit crunch and housing market slowdown with demand up 9% in 2007, according to Key Retirement Solutions (KRS).

December's cut in interest rates has had no effect on fixed-rate mortgage deals, with the average fixed-rate actually rising by 0.01%, according to Moneysupermarket.com.

Mortgage Next is to provide its brokers with a tool to check property valuations quickly and easily.

Omnii Solutions has today launched a toolkit to assist mortgage intermediaries in complying with FSA rules on treating customers fairly (TCF).