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BUY TO LET Coventry Building Society Product: Buy-to-let discount mortgage Description: 1.34% discount to 31/1/2005. Rate: 4.65% Max LTV: 85% Redemption penalty: Six months' interest to 31/1/2005....
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Self-cert ban will not hamper self-employed - FSA
The FSA says it is not blocking self-employed and contract workers from getting a mortgage by banning self-cert products.
Advisers round on self-cert ban proposal
Advisers today branded proposals to effectively ban self-certification mortgages "inappropriate", saying they will leave the self-employed unable to access the mortgage market.
TMA in £100-a-case commission offer
The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) is offering directly authorised intermediaries an opportunity to earn an additional £100 commission per completed case to mark the addition of Affirmative Finance to its bridging proposition.
Masthaven joins Paradigm's bridging panel
Paradigm Mortgage Services, a mortgage network, has added specialist bridging lender Masthaven to its bridging panel.
London broker banned for 'blatant' fraud
The FSA has banned Walthamstow-based mortgage adviser Ashfaq Ahmed for submitting mortgage applications on his own behalf that were based on false and misleading information about his income.
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