Mortgages

Santander has cut the rates on its 80% LTV mortgages by 0.74%.

Bromley mortgage broker Dele MacAulay has been jailed for 21 months for knowingly submitting nine fraudulent mortgage applications for himself, his wife, and his brother.

London-based lender Redstone Mortgages has been found in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA) after personal information relating to 15,333 accounts was emailed to a member of the public.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has secured a final High Court order against estate agent Foxtons, preventing it from using particular terms with regard to sales and commissions in its letting agreements with landlords.

Towergate Financial, the financial advisory business of the Towergate Partnership, has bought beleaguered mortgage broker John Charcol.

Mortgage approvals dropped by almost 10,000 in January, according to the latest monthly figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA).

Beleaguered mortgage broker John Charcol has set up a new business which industry sources say could be part of its ongoing restructuring plans.

Two solicitors have appeared at City of London Magistrates Court after being charged with offences in connection with a series of various commercial mortgage frauds.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has dismissed industry calls to regulate estate agents.

Gross mortgage lending fell 32% in January compared with the previous month to hit its lowest monthly total for 10 years, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show.