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A look back at last week’s most read stories

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  • 26/07/2013
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A look back at last week’s most read stories
Each Friday, Mortgage Solutions rounds up the most popular articles on the website over the last five days.

This week’s top five stories:

1) Countrywide ex-employee sentenced for fraud
A former Countrywide lettings agent has been found guilty of fraud by false representation by a court in Retford.

2) Two Connells staff found guilty of property fraud
Three people, including two former Connells estate agency staff, have been found guilty of property frauds which earned them over £133,000.

3) US QE-end could burst London property bubble – Fathom
London property investors could see house prices drop by as much as 40% if the US pulls its quantitative easing programme too sharply, a report has suggested.

4) Meet the mortgage broker who became a professional footballer
Plenty of mortgage brokers will tell you that they could have made it as a professional footballer. But only one adviser has gone out and done it. Adam Williams meets the broker-turned-footballer.

5) FCA plans social media storm
Advisers will increasingly hear about regulation issues over social media such as Twitter, according to a Financial Conduct Authority report.

Here are some stories you may have missed:

Virgin Money shakes up mortgage range
Virgin Money has announced rate changes across both its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges from tomorrow, Tuesday 23 July.

What will mortgage lending look like in 2016? – Nationwide
The Chancellor has signalled his view that ‘Britain is moving out of intensive care and moving from rescue to recovery’, writes Andrew Baddeley-Chappell.

Top six ways to boost your insurance client base
Mortgage brokers are increasingly turning to insurance and protection to help boost their businesses. Mark Hutchings, sales and marketing director at Berkeley Alexander, looks at some of the best ways to do so.

Bank of Ireland triggers 200 complaints to Ombudsman
Dissatisfied borrowers affected by the Bank of Ireland rate rise have taken their complaints to the Financial Ombudsman this month.

Santander launches Help to Buy mortgages
Santander has launched its first mortgages under the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme.

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