mortgages

The number of live mortgage schemes has climbed for the first time in eight months, figures from sourcing firm Mortgage Brain suggest.

Sourcing system Mortgage Brain is set to include direct-only products following consultation and feedback from intermediaries.

It was not so long ago - less than 18 months - that lead generation had a bad reputation. The finance press was full of horror stories about unscrupulous lead providers based in far flung corners of the world taking brokers' hard earned money and providing...

The FSA has banned Anthony Abiona - trading as Renbe Associates - for failing to act with honesty and integrity, after he misled the regulator and submitted false and misleading information to lenders.

London-based mortgage brokerage Chase de Vere has gone into administration after the firm's turnover 'dropped significantly'.

Abbey for Intermediaries (AfI) will introduce a new fixed rate intermediary exclusive mortgage, available from Friday 6 March, to all of its key accounts.

The housing market in the capital is market is close to bottoming out, according to London property specialist Marsh & Parsons.

Three in four IFAs expect consumer interest in equity release to climb in the next three months as retirement funds dwindle and savings are stretched, a report suggests.

Property prices will fall by 40% from their peak in 2007 unless Government action succeeds in boosting mortgage lending, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has praised Government proposals which will improve the ability of councils to offer mortgages - an idea the think tank first proposed last year.