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Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Two building societies last week communicated their mortgage market review pipeline strategies to brokers before the rules go live on 26 April. Mortgage Strategy [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray More than half of brokers have had clients who have attempted to obtain a mortgage to live in a property by 'gaming' a buy-to-let [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Experts do not expect mortgage rates to rocket even though a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has told borrowers to [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray The number of first-time buyer loans rose by 37 per cent in the 12 months to December 2013, according to figures released last week [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Seven in 10 brokers believe it will be more difficult to get a mortgage after 26 April. While most of the major lenders insist [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Financial services outsourcing firm Serco is set to scrap 25 roles from the department which administers Aegon's protection business. The staff, which handle the [...]

Byline: Paul McMillan , Devraj Ray Sesame Bankhall Group chief executive George Higginson is leaving the business, with chairman John Cowan and managing director Stephen Gazard taking on expanded roles. [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Plans to halve the capital gains tax exemption period for second homes could result in a flood of properties being sold back on to [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Brokers have experienced severe delays when dealing with Barclays' broker arm Woolwich. Barclays has brought all of its mortgage call centres in India to [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray The number of payday loan adverts on television has rocketed 2,235 per cent over the past four years, according to a new study from [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Barclays has brought all of its telephone-based mortgage services in India to the UK, Mortgage Strategy can reveal. The lender says some brokers have [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Precise Mortgages has launched its first securitisation with a Au164m issue backed by both near-prime and buy-to-let loans. The pool of loans, originated this [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Precise Mortgages' first foray into the securitisation market is evidence the debt markets are opening up and could lead to the emergence of a [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Challenger bank Aldermore is set to end the bridging sector next year, Mortgage Strategy can reveal. It is likely to begin providing bridging finance [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Lenders have warned that the need to retrain staff in the run-up to the Mortgage Market Review could result in application processing delays. Most [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Brokers say the EU mortgage directive will help to bring certainty for consumers by making mortgage offers binding. Brokers believe a rule in the [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Countrywide financial services director Nigel Stockton has warned the industry is facing a broker recruitment crisis.C?C? Speaking at the Financial Services Expo in London [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Brokers believe a rule in the European Union's mortgage credit directive that would make mortage offers binding will actually benefit borrowers, despite warnings from [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Brokers want more clarity from the Government on how the second phase of Help to Buy will operate following the news the scheme is [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray The Advertising Standards Authority has forced claims management company Money Boomerang to pull a television advert in which it was found to have exaggerated [...]

Byline: Paul Thomas , Devraj Ray Source: Julius Kielaitis/Shutterstock Santander has clung onto its place in the biggest five mortgage lenders after seeing its market share slip from 16.8 per [...]