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Paul McIndoe's Articles in Mortgages & Property

  • Lawyers must get up to speed on financial regulation in a bid to stem repossessions
    Homeowners facing repossession must check that their lawyers are up to scratch on the law governing property repossessions, following a warning from the financial regulatory body.
  • Homeowners 'unsure' of best mortgage deal
    According to new research, borrowers are in a fix over what mortgage deal they should choose, despite expectations of a falling base rate sometime this year.
  • The World’s most profitable remortgage?
    Much has been written about super-successful entrepreneur Richard Branson and he is admired by many businessmen for his financial acumen. However, had it not been for his parents remortgaging their home in 1971 to save him from ruin and potentially prison, it might have been so different.
  • Could a self-certified mortgage lead to financial ruin?
    The Citizen’s Advice Bureaux has conducted research into lending to self-certified mortgage applicants and finds that many are now having serious trouble keeping up their repayments.
  • Mintel predict mortgages doom ahead
    Mintel have produced a startling report claiming that as many as one in three UK mortgage holders, primarily the self-employed and those with poor credit records, could be at risk of severe financial difficulties as a result of the sub-prime collapse in the USA.
  • Get a mortgage with a poor credit rating
    Even though having a poor or damaged credit rating makes it difficult to obtain any credit from financial institutions it is not impossible. However, if you are successful you will end up paying a higher interest rate than those with good or excellent ratings.
  • Mortgage approvals down fuelling housing gloom
    Recent figures produced by the British Bankers’ Association and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors suggests that house prices are falling and significantly fewer mortgages are being advanced now than this time last year.

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