This week’s top five stories:
1) Bank of Ireland brand returns to intermediary market
The Bank of Ireland is to offer UK mortgages through intermediaries for the first time since the financial crisis.
2) Protect yourself against remortgage mis-selling complaints
Mortgage brokers should be wary of mis-selling complaints from remortgage customers, Brightstar’s Rob Jupp has warned.
3) Lloyds and Halifax axe in-branch tracker mortgages
Lloyds Bank and Halifax have ceased offering tracker mortgages in their branches and through other direct channels, Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed.
4) Osborne hands BoE new powers to cap mortgage loans
George Osborne is set to give the Bank of England new powers to cap the size of mortgage loans compared to family incomes and house values in an attempt to cool the housing market.
5) AMI Dinner 2014: the night in pictures
The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries’ annual dinner took place in central London last night and Mortgage Solutions has picture highlights from the evening.
Here are some stories you may have missed:
Only 30% respond to mortgage lenders over interest-only loans
Mortgage lenders have contacted the majority of interest-only borrowers whose mortgages will mature by the end of 2020, but only three-in-ten have responded to their lender.
Poll: Would brokers lead an interest-only charge?
Figures released earlier this week showed mortgage lenders have contacted the vast majority of customers with interest-only loans expiring by 2020.
Kensington grows intermediary sales team
Kensington has appointed two managers to its sales team, both of which have worked for Kensington before.
Management buyout of Incisive Media’s mortgage division completes
The management team behind Incisive Media’s mortgage division, which provides a knowledge hub for the mortgage industry and consumer personal finance market, has agreed a deal to take control of the division’s assets.
World Cup prediction league: Can you beat our mortgage industry XI?
The World Cup 2014 kicks off in Brazil on Thursday and Mortgage Solutions is pitting top industry figures against each other.
