Mortgages refused over invasive weed
March 13th, 2010
Home buyers are being denied a mortgage by banks and building sites because the property they are trying to purchase has been affected by an invasive garden weed.
Cartel fee refunds may be at risk
March 13th, 2010
Millions of pounds of customer money may be at risk, following the forced closure of a law firm used by a major claims management company.
Lloyds aids mortgage overpayments
March 13th, 2010
UK mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group is encouraging borrowers to pay off up to 20% of their mortgages early.
Nine out of 10 home owners not remortgaging
March 12th, 2010
Nine out of 10 home owners are not remortgaging their property when their
existing deal runs out, it has been suggested.
Russian oligarchs forced to sell yachts and jets as worldwide recession bites
March 12th, 2010
Russian oligarchs hit by the global recession including Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska are having to sell off yachts private jets and holiday homes to raise cash.
Mortgage lending halves as tax break ends
March 12th, 2010
Mortgage lending to people buying a home dived by 49% during January following
the end of the Government’s stamp duty holiday, the latest figures showed.
Mortgage lending slumps by half
March 12th, 2010
Mortgage lending to people buying a home dived by 49pc during January following the end of the Government’s stamp duty holiday.
FSA to clamp down on mis-selling
March 12th, 2010
The head of the financial watchdog the FSA will announce plans to toughen up consumer protection.
New mortgages ‘halved in January’
March 12th, 2010
The number of mortgages agreed with house buyers fell 49% in January from the month before, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says.
Free financial advice launched
March 11th, 2010
A free national financial advice service is being launched by the government.
PFA admit Southend United contact
March 11th, 2010
The Professional Footballers Association confirm they have been advising Southend United’s players over the club’s financial problems.
PFA confirm Southend players paid
March 11th, 2010
The Professional Footballers Association confirms Southend United’s players have been paid.
A quarter of home owners live on ‘financial precipice’
March 11th, 2010
More than a quarter of home owners risk losing their homes.
US bank sued for seizing parrot
March 11th, 2010
Bank of America has apologised to a woman in Pennsylvania after one of its contractors entered her house and confiscated her parrot.
Housing affordability ‘at seven-year high’
March 11th, 2010
Housing affordability has remained at a seven-year high, despite the cost of
property rising during 2009, research has showed.
Northern Rock sees reduced losses
March 10th, 2010
Northern Rock says that it made “good progress” in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.
Warning on packaged bank accounts
March 10th, 2010
Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits such as insurance may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.
Northern Rock hands out bonuses despite staying in the red
March 10th, 2010
Thirty-two staff at Northern Rock have been paid bonuses of more than £25,000
despite the mortgage lender losing £257m last year, as the controversey over
bonus payments at loss-making nationalised banks continues.
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