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Anyone recently self-employed or who cannot prove their income could be excluded from getting a mortgage under proposals announced today by the City regulator.
19 October 2009
The City watchdog announced proposals today to ban self-certification mortgages and ensure all borrowers prove their ability to repay in advance.
19 October 2009
Unemployment climbed by 88,000 over the three months to August to reach 2.47 million, official figures showed today.
14 October 2009
Inflation slumped to a five-year low during September, official figures showed today.
13 October 2009
Interest rates will stay at rock bottom in the years to come as the Government tackles the UK's wounded economy, a report predicts.
12 October 2009
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the Base Rate at 0.5% for the seventh consecutive month.
8 October 2009
7 October 2009
Consumers whose mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) costs have increased this year will get an automatic refund, following regulatory pressure.
7 October 2009
House prices rose by 1.6% during September, the third successive monthly increase, according to Halifax.
6 October 2009
More than 300 homeowners who claim the mortgages they took out were "unfair" have been given the right to bring a group action against Barclays and Bank of Scotland.
6 October 2009
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