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Mortgage news on Friday 11 May 2012 for the UK released by mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders and other financial sources. 11 May 2012 online news and press releases for the mortgage industry provided by the leading mortgage advisers and lenders directory. Search here for online news releases on 11/05/2012
- Eurozone holiday home sell-off
Britons who own holiday homes in the eurozone are selling up at nearly three times the rate they were four years ago
Fri 11th May 2012 6:44pm - Big Switch energy tariff not the cheapest
Which? campaign to harness collective bargaining fails to pay off after British Gas and Scottish and Southern Energy refuse to take part
Fri 11th May 2012 1:50pm - FSA fines Scottish broker £335,204 for insurance fraud and bans his wife
The Financial Services Authority has fined Donald McKee Morgan, a partner in the Scottish firm of Donald Morgan Insurance Services, £335,204 for committing insurance fraud.
Fri 11th May 2012 12:17pm - Shapps: Tackling the deficit has kept repossessions low
Tackling the government’s budget deficit is keeping interest rates low and curbing repossessions, says housing minister Grant Shapps.
Fri 11th May 2012 11:15am - MoJ vow to crack down on chasers
The Ministry of Justice has committed to improving its supervision of claim management firms, according to Labour peer Roy Kennedy.
Fri 11th May 2012 10:46am - FTB approvals fall to lowest level for nine months in April
The April Mortgage Monitor from e.surv shows approvals for first-time buyers fell to their lowest level for nine months as banks scaled back their lending to borrowers with small deposits.
Fri 11th May 2012 1:00am - How to get the best home insurance
We explain how to get a better and cheaper home insurance deal but still make sure you have the cover you need.
Fri 11th May 2012 5:55pm - Buy-to-let mini boom continues with mortgage lending to investors up 32% in a year
New buy-to-let lending in the first three months of the year totalled £3.7bn, with 32,300 mortgages taken out by buy-to-let investors, latest figures have shown.
Fri 11th May 2012 12:08pm - What next for mortgage rates?
Lenders are hitting borrowers with higher payments and slashing interest-only options, so is now the time to get a new mortgage and should you take a fixed or tracker deal? Read our latest analysis
Fri 11th May 2012 11:57am - Mortgage giant Halifax raises rates despite base rate freeze
Britain’s biggest mortgage lender yesterday increased its rates, despite the Bank of England keeping the base rate at 0.5 per cent for the 38th month in a row.
Fri 11th May 2012 11:46am - Buy-to-let nightmares: A court ordered me to pay £4,000 to my tenants from hell
There’s a new rush into buy-to-let as savers flee low-rate accounts in search of higher income from property - but beware the range of rules for landlords and the costly implication of mistakes.
Fri 11th May 2012 9:59am - House price optimism on the up, says Rightmove
Property portal Rightmove interviewed people moving home and more than a third said they expect to see a rise in house prices over the next 12 months.
Fri 11th May 2012 8:37am - FSA fines Scottish broker £335,204 for insurance fraud and bans his wife
The Financial Services Authority has fined Donald McKee Morgan, a partner in the Scottish firm of Donald Morgan Insurance Services, £335,204 for committing insurance fraud.
Fri 11th May 2012 12:17pm - FTB approvals fall to lowest level for nine months in April
The April Mortgage Monitor from e.surv shows approvals for first-time buyers fell to their lowest level for nine months as banks scaled back their lending to borrowers with small deposits.
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