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- 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
- Six million hit by tax mistakes
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:15:27 GMT
HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.
- Nine die in New Zealand air crash
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:05:04 GMT
Nine people, including four tourists, are killed when a light aircraft crashes after taking off from Fox Glacier in New Zealand, say reports.
- BP blowout preventer 'removed'
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:55:07 GMT
BP replaces 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.
- Council could cut over 1,000 jobs
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:02:42 GMT
One of Scotland's largest councils - North Lanarkshire - warns that it may have to cut more than 1,000 jobs.
- Star Chamber secrets
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:56:48 GMT
The spending review's political arm-wrestling contest
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