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Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- FSA fines and censures mortgage brokers over fraud
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:37:07 +0100
The Financial Services Authority has banned one mortgage broker and fined another for failing to prevent false mortgage applications being made to lenders.
- Morning Line: Why should first time buyers suffer?
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:20:38 +0100
If the Bank of England is serious about capping mortgage loan-to-value ratios as a means of preventing another credit crisis then it risks excluding more young people from home ownership. Is this what the coalition really wants?
- Mortgages: don't write off a fixed rate
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +0100
Most people are opting for a tracker mortgage, but it is not the right option for everyone. Lorna Bourke considers the options for borrowers.
- Homeowners must protect themselves against unemployment
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +0100
How would you pay off your mortgage if you lost your job? Lorna Bourke looks at the help available.
FT.com - Your Property
- Bank signals curb on high loan-to-value borrowing
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:33:52 +0100
High loan-to-value mortgages could be even scarcer in the future if the Bank of England introduces a cap on mortgage lending as part of a range of new measures to stop risky lending
- Home energy watchdog investigates misselling
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:15:12 +0100
Ofgem has told consumers to get in touch if they have concerns about the sales practices of energy suppliers
- Price rises for the home alone
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:11:00 +0100
Owners of detached houses have seen the value of their properties rise by more than any other type of home over the past year ? and analysts warn that the performance of different property types is likely to continue to diverge
- Warning on property schemes
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:03:30 +0100
First-time buyers are being warned that unregulated schemes that offer the chance to rent a property with an option to buy it are a 'disaster waiting to happen'
BBC News
- US cargo plane crashes in Dubai
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:46:41 GMT
A UPS cargo plane crashes at an air force base shortly after take-off from Dubai airport, killing two crew members on board.
- Murder inquiry launched in Armagh
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:33:57 GMT
Detectives in Armagh have begun a murder inquiry after a man's body was found in the Castle Street area on Friday.
- Worshippers 'just escaped blast'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:33:06 GMT
A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester was evacuated seconds before an explosion almost destroyed the building, it emerges.
- BP blowout preventer 'removed'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:28:25 GMT
BP removes the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs.