Leeds Building Society pledges to increase new mortgage lending
February 24, 2011
Following an increase in new mortgage lending last year of 6%, Leeds Building Society has promised it will be increasing its new mortgage lending levels by 30% in 2011.
Last year, the building society increased its retail deposits to a new record level, a move which saw its pre-tax profits rise by approximately one third to an impressive figure of £42.2 million.
The UK’s fifth largest mutual society has announced its Read more
Scotland housing market shows signs of recovery
February 6, 2011
According to the official figures from the RoS (Registers of Scotland, the prices of Scotland properties increased slightly towards the end of 2010, despite the uncertain economic climate and a reduction in the number of sales.
Looking at the figures representing the Read more
46 and out for Leeds Building Society employee
November 3, 2010
Following a 46 year career at Leeds Building Society, worker Brian Munnoch has moved into retirement.
An article in the FT Advisor talks about how, having joined immediately after school at the young age of 16, Munnoch started work at Leeds Building Society working in the mortgages section back in 1964 in a role as a junior clerk.
From that first role working in mortgages, Read more
Tesco mortgages set to create 200 Glasgow jobs
October 27, 2010
An additional 200 jobs could soon be created in Glasgow as Tesco Bank plans sales and services posts for its new mortgages section.
According to recent reports on Read more
Where to find a CeMAP course in Scotland
October 12, 2010
If you live in Scotland, or if you intend to work as a mortgage advisor in Scotland, then you may find yourself struggling to find a
CeMAP company offering courses in Scotland. There are several reasons for this, but there are financial training companies offering this service.
You may or may not be aware, but Read more
How much is a CeMAP course in London?
October 9, 2010
CeMAP courses vary widely in terms of cost, but a CeMAP course in
London will usually cost a little more. Most people do want to use a CeMAP course rather than the original materials sent out by the IFS School of Finance because most people struggle with this syllabus-like material, so how much should a CeMAP course in London be?
Some London CeMAP courses Read more
London mortgage activity on the increase
September 12, 2010
Figures from the National Mortgage Index have recently been released for August, showing that concern and fear over house prices have forced a regional dip in mortgage activity. Yet London bucked the trend as purchase mortgage applications increased in London by Read more
Coventry Mortgages makes pledge on linked mortgage deals
September 9, 2010
In a move that many mortgage brokers and advisors may indeed emulate, a senior spokesperson for Coventry Mortgages has said it should be a logical step for the firm to make a pledge against mortgage deals with linked products.
When talking about mortgages, linked products are Read more
Coventry Building Society launches ‘unique’ mortgage product
April 12, 2010
This week, Coventry Building Society is launching what has been described as a ‘unique’ mortgage product. The deal is a fixed rate mortgage that allows its borrowers to make as many overpayments on their mortgage as they wish with no limit on the amount they can overpay – with no penalties. Read more
Birmingham community pleased as BoE holds interest rates
April 9, 2010
Experts had predicted that the Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee would maintain interest rates this month, so the decision was to hold them at the record low of 0.5 percent was not completely unexpected – the decision has been welcomed in many areas but several leaders of the Birmingham community have spoken out in a report by the Birmingham Post. Read more
