Mortgages

Almost a quarter of landlords are planning to expand their property portfolios, despite recent fears the buy-to-let market might suffer as a result of the credit crunch, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA).

All Types of Mortgages (AToM) has launched a survival guide to help intermediaries in the packaging market during this turbulent time for the industry.

Norwich Union International (NUIL) has produced a guide to Spanish inheritance tax (IHT) aimed at IFAs advising customers on buying property abroad.

Moore Blatch, a repossessions litigation specialist, has called for investment style warnings to be included with buy-to-let products.

Enterprise Group has confirmed it will launch its next-generation sub-prime sourcing and fulfilment platform, EDGE V2, at the Mortgage Business Expo on 14 November.

In its financial stability report of October 2007 the Bank of England identified categories of UK borrowers that it believed may be vulnerable to the "credit crunch".

Mortgage business volumes are expected to be depressed slightly through the first half of 2008, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Open Door Solutions to its packaging panel it was announced today.

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, says it was right not to intervene too early in the UK banking crisis, which resulted in Northern Rock borrowing over £20bn of public money.

Paragon has announced 62 Epsom-based Mortgage Trust business processing positions will become redundant.