mortgages

Customers who want to make an endowment claim now have online help from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

The Mortgage Times Group has revealed it will be the founding member of a new packager association.

First time buyers now have to save for five years to get enough money to join the property ladder, claims the Halifax.

More and more people are using rental income from buy-to-let properties to fund a flexible lifestyle, according to research from Standard Life Bank.

The directors of the Professional Mortgage Packagers Alliance (PMPA) have issued a statement revealing a number of members are to leave the organisation.

The Financial Services Authority has announced money which mortgage intermediaries receive by way of commission against fee-based advice will fall outside the scope of the FSA's client money rules.

Eight out of 10 brokers believe their attitude towards technology has become more favourable over the past year, according to the BM Solutions One Specialist IT Index.

The latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show gross mortgage lending has risen 5% in November, the most since July 2004.

The Financial Services Authority has issued a bulletin on financial promotions of mortgages, advising firms on several issues they can take into account when designing their own promotions.

Mortgage intermediaries are committed to maintaining existing client relationships and place limited reliance on lead generation firms for new business purposes, according to a survey by the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries.