UK Mortgage & Remortgage News
The following personal financial news stories are fed to us directly from the BBC covering a range of mortgage, remortgage and loan related topics, with info on interest rates, investing and more.
- Mortgage approvals hit fresh low
The number of new mortgages approved by the major banks fell to a new record low in June, and is down 67% on the year. - Mortgage advisers 'are failing'
Most mortgage advisers are doing a poor job when giving advice, according to research by the consumers association Which? - New Northern Rock boss appointed
Northern Rock appoints Barclays' Gary Hoffman as its new chief executive as the last original board member leaves. - Credit union rules to be reformed
Measures to strengthen the finances of credit unions are set to be brought into force by the government next year - Ryanair price error 'to be fixed'
Ryanair says it will fix a fault on its website that means it is breaking official rules on price clarity. - Fuel sellers start cutting prices
UK drivers are set to benefit after a number retailers including Asda, Morrisons and BP said that they would cut petrol prices. - FSA demands mortgage fraud action
The Financial Services Authority tells lenders to step up their defences against mortgage fraud. - 'Take cash and leave' says lender
A former sub-prime mortgage lender offers an 8% discount to borrowers if they redeem their home loans. - UK probes tax haven
The UK's tax authority may prosecute around 300 wealthy Britons with accounts in Liechtenstein as part of a tax evasion investigation. - HBOS investors snub share issue
The UK's biggest mortgage lender HBOS says only 8% of its £4bn share issue was taken up by existing investors. - Overdraft complaints frozen again
Banks will not have to deal with complaints about overdraft fees for another six months, regulators decide. - Prepay energy meters are 'unjust'
Millions of households on pre-payment meters are paying 'unjust' charges, the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has said. - Mortgage squeeze tightens
The mortgage squeeze continues to tighten with a further drop in lending, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders. - Gas bills 'to top £1,000 a year'
Energy bills could rise by more than 60% within the next few years, the UK's biggest domestic energy supplier warns. - Unsafe chargers 'flooding' the UK
Trading Standards says hundreds of thousands of unsafe chargers for mobiles and games consoles could have come into the UK - UK internet shopping on the rise
UK shoppers spent 17 pence in every pound online in the first half of the year, claims a retail report. - Compensation call over Equitable
Ministers are told to set up a compensation fund for Equitable Life policyholders and apologise for past regulatory failures. - EU targets rogue download firms
Hundreds of mobile phone download sites are to be investigated after an EU-wide sweep of services. - Older employees are happier than the young with their working lives
Older workers are the happiest employees while those in their thirties are most negative, research suggests. - Talking tough
The regulator is out to get mortgage fraudsters - Money Talk
The tax pitfalls of selling a second home - A load of rubbish
Do we really bin 1.3m unopened yoghurts a day? - London car show
Car firms wow an audience spooked by economic gloom - Called to account
Why banking in the UK could face some big changes - Homing in
What to consider if remortgaging in the current climate
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