There was also a healthy debate around the issues raised by inconsistent valuations while the arrest of 14 people in Scotland for offences including mortgage fraud also gained attention.

We are in the thick of results season for the first half of the year while the Bank of England’s base rate rise and vital action to assist mortgage prisoners were prominent.

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Lenders pledge to switch mortgage prisoners to cheaper deals

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