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FTAdviser
Protection advisers say loaded premiums could be next mis-selling ‘scandal’advisers have criticised the use of loaded premiums and said it could become a “future mis-selling scandal” and destroy trust in the industry.
FTAdviser
Mortgage brokers share policy wishes ahead of electionMortgage brokers are hoping to see policy pledges to build houses, incentivise buyers, and promote the housing department during the election campaign.
Mortgage Solutions
New Help to Buy ‘should be more targeted and expand beyond new build’ ‒ analysis - Mortgage SolutionsA new Help to Buy scheme should include the existing housing stock and be more targeted at helping the most in-need first-time buyers, brokers have argued.
Financial Reporter
Money Box’s Paul Lewis tells mortgage seekers to avoid ‘local brokers’ - brokers reactPaul Lewis said
Mortgage Strategy
Questions raised over Scottish rent freeze legislationScottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a rent freeze, designed to help tenants stay on top of their finances, amid spiralling energy bills and rising prices. The SNP, part of a coalition...
Mortgage Solutions
Lenders pulling products to deal with ‘shocking’ service levels, brokers suggestThe reduction in the number of mortgage products available at the moment may be motivated by a desire to reduce application levels so that they can cope with backlogs and improve service levels, brokers...
IFA Magazine
UK HPI June 2022 - “we could see a 5%-10% fall in house prices over the course of the next year” - reaction from property...Following the UK House Price Index (June 2022), property experts have reacted. Ryan Joyce, director of Nottingham-based independent mortgage broker, Key Mortg
Express.co.uk
Smart meter users could be switched to pre-payment meter for failure to pay energy billsAN ENERGY bill warning has been issued to Britons who may be thinking about refusing to pay their bills - as they could find themselves moved onto prepayment meters.
The Guardian
What are the options for managing skyrocketing energy bills this winter?Explainer: The looming hardship is fuelling support for Don’t Pay UK campaign, but there are other approaches
Startups.co.uk
10 Budgeting Tips to Survive a Recession - Startups.co.ukWith the Bank of England describing a recession as ‘inevitable’, here are 10 canny ways to improve your business budget in an economic downturn.
Telegraph & Argus
Bradford mortage broker issues warning to borrowers and homeownersA BRADFORD-based mortgage broker has reacted to the latest financial warnings from the Bank of England.
IFA Magazine
Halifax HPI: “We may soon start to see people downsizing or selling” say expertsIn this blog for IFA Magazine, a selection of mortgage and finance experts comment on the Halifax July House Price Index published this morning: Andrew Montlak
IFA Magazine
BoE hikes rates by 0.5%: “Homeowners facing a world of pain” say expertsFollowing the Bank of England’s decision to increase interest rates by 0.5%, a selection of advisers, wealth managers and mortgage brokers share their thought
The Telegraph
Desperate first-time buyers taking on longer loans to get onto the housing ladderBut adding five years means paying £16,500 more in interest on a £175k mortgage
Mortgage Strategy
BoE keeps interest rate at 0.10%; expects inflation to hit 4% | Mortgage StrategyThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously voted to keep the bank rate at 0.10%. It also voted, by seven to one, to continue buying corporate bonds for its quantitative easing...