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Widow loses court battle over “transvestite” husband’s estate

Mortgage Solutions | 27 Jan 2012 | 14:24

A widow has lost a court case in which she alleged her late husband’s brain tumour turned him into a transvestite and made him cut her out of his will.

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Osborne grabs power over Bank of England

Mortgage Solutions | 27 Jan 2012 | 13:43

The Treasury today published the Financial Services Bill, which when passed will enshrine the new financial regulatory structure in law.

12% of Britons plan to buy or sell in H1 - HSBC

Mortgage Solutions | 27 Jan 2012 | 13:07

A survey revealed that only 12% are thinking about moving home or getting on the housing ladder.

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Adviser in £700,000 mortgage fraud, Y3S Group owe creditors £191,000...

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The issues that got you hot under the collar

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If someone has a poor credit record why waltz them into a worse situation?

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The return of ‘my house is my pension’?

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Govt encouragement revives outdated idea

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Where (and who) next for AIFA?

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Calls are rising for radical measures to rescue the trade body

Poll

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society launched the lowest ever 10-year fix this week, joining other providers Woolwich, National Counties and Co-Op Bank. Despite the long-term value of this mortgage, some brokers suggest uptake will be low. Do you expect to place a 10-year fix in the next six months?

The Insider

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The end of the mortgage amnesty

Our exclusive columnist lays bare the reality of working in a UK specialist lender's repossessions department.

Audio & Video

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Advisers fire questions at our income boosting panellists

At our final Breakfast Briefing of the year in early December, our audience picks up on the key points raised by the speakers.

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Bower's Simon Chalk talks to Mortgage Solutions

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TME 2011: Video - MAB - How to capitalise on protection

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Blogs

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Frauds, like economies, go in cycles. As boom turns to bust, frauds emerge with the inevitability of a hangover after a party.

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The number everyone's been waiting for is out - the UK economy contracted by 0.2% in the final quarter of 2011. In the event, it was bad, but not as bad as some had feared.

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At the end of 2011, after a lull of three years, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) restarted its research programme.

Mortgage Mutterings

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The week that was 03 Jan – 06 Jan 2011

View the latest talk back page, collating the best online comments and letters to the editor on the big stories of the week, giving you a flavour of what the industry is really thinking.

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Where (and who) next for AIFA?

Cash poor, unpopular and without a director-general, AIFA members are...

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