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The Bank of England has voted to hold the base rate at 0.5% for the twelfth month in a row.
John Charcol went into administration last night, according to Ian Darby, chief executive officer at Towergate Financial.
John Charcol has set up John Charcol 2010, which industry sources say could be part of its ongoing restructuring plans, Mortgage Solutions can reveal.
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed a 9.9% hike in its annual funding requirement for 2010/11, which includes a nasty sting in the tail for mortgage brokers.
Remortgaging activity could be set to rise, with increasing standard variable rates (SVRs), cheaper rates and fears of increases all putting pressure on borrowers to consider changing their homeloan.
Lenders are cutting fixed rates as they are becoming more comfortable with the wider economy, according to Ray Boulger, senior technical manager at John Charcol.
The popularity of fixed-rate mortgages declined even further in November, according to John Charcol, with only 21.3% of its clients choosing a fixed rate.
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