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Brokers sidelined as 90% of best buys direct

Mortgage Solutions | 31 Jul 2010 | 08:00

Nine out of ten of the best two- and three-year mortgages are only available direct to consumers leaving brokers with slim pickings for savvy borrowers, according to moneysupermarket.com.

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Bradford & Bingley returns to profit

Bradford & Bingley (B&B) has returned to the black after reporting a loss last year.

Mortgage Solutions | 30 Jul 2010 | 12:04

Phoebus enquiries rise 75%

Increasing confidence among mortgage lenders is tempting many to update their systems, with Phoebus Software reporting a 75% rise in serious enquiries during the first six months of the year.

Mortgage Solutions | 30 Jul 2010 | 09:46

Highlights from the latest issue

‘Sub-prime’ rebounds despite funding drought

The self-cert and sub-prime markets continue to survive, despite the severe lack of mortgages available, research suggested.

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Santander UK may list on LSE

Santander has refused to comment on reports that it plans to float its UK business on the London Stock Exchange this autumn, in a deal estimated at £3bn.

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Don’t look back in anger

Bob Young reflects on last week’s mortgage consultation paper, and suggests that the industry should embrace the change ahead.

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Fight or flight?

The mortgage market has been rocked by the sheer breadth of change in the regulator’s CP10/16 proposals. Bill Warren sums up your best defence against the onslaught.

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Market Watch: Buy to let

One in four landlords has admitted that rental incomes barely cover mortgage repayments, according to Spareroom.co.uk, with 32% saying that an interest rate rise of up to 1% would create a shortfall. What are the options for buy-to-let borrowers in this situation?

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