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Remortgaging cheaper than most SVRs, says Moneysupermarket.com
Comparison website says 85 per cent of borrowers on SVR deals are better off switching.
Cleri Med managing director John Van Der Wielen to leave
Van Der Wielen to return to Australia following Lloyds restructure.
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Lloyds mortgage and wealth heads to step down
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Cheque fraud hit Cheshire BS in 45 minutes
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Google moves into mortgages with US lenders
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FSA bans firm director after failings cost clients £85,000
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Bank halts QE and holds at 0.5%
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Debt agencies inundated with enquiries as personal debt soars
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FSA bans West London mortgage broker
Analysis
Mortgage networks under the spotlight
With the demise of several high-profile mortgage networks in 2009, Paul Thomas puts the balance sheets of some of the remaining distributors under scrutiny.
Virgin territory
With Virgin’s Church House deal set to shake up retail banking, speculation is rife as to how this will play out in the intermediary channel.
Homing in on a tentative recovery
It was a tough 12 months for the mortgage market. House prices were still falling in the first six months as the number of loans available shrank due to scarce funding. Gross mortgage lending hit a low in February.
Opinion
Advice is back in fashion
“With cheap SVRs under threat, a huge potential remortgage opportunity is starting to emerge. But to be fair, it has been there a while only many consumers have not realised it.”
MM leader: Clause and effect of Skipton move
Skipton’s recent move to scrap the ceiling on its standard variable rate was a low blow for borrowers.
Industry at the crossroads
Mortgageforce’s Kevin Duffy says mortgage regulation is at a meaningful crossroads.
Don't fear progress
“After five years of mortgage regulation, what the regulator has not cleaned up has been largely seen off by the credit crunch.”
