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Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- Mortgages: cut out the middle man for the best rates
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
Increasingly, high street banks are not only by-passing brokers ? the only place a potential homebuyer can get truly impartial advice on a home loan ? but they are restricting their best offers to existing customers.
- 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.
BBC News
- Poll 'backs move from New Labour'
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:44:57 GMT
A poll commissioned by Ed Miliband's leadership campaign finds voters are less likely to vote Labour if there is not a shift from New Labour policies.
- Eddie who?
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:10:21 GMT
The most famous comic you've never heard of
- Music tuition falling, poll says
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:39:09 GMT
Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.
- Taxpayers 'should not fund Pope'
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:36:38 GMT
Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests.
- Tennessee mosque fire 'was arson'
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:17:27 GMT
A fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a Tennessee Islamic centre was arson, investigators say.
BBC Business News
- Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:04:42 GMT
Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.
- Bank customers in 'dire poverty'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:02:20 GMT
Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.
- Petrobras files $65bn share offer
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:12:33 GMT
The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.
- HSBC threatens to quit London HQ
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:19:19 GMT
HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
- Expert views
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:08:15 GMT
Economists remain divided over the merits of spending cuts