15th July 2010 - Redstone Mortgages fined £630,000 by FSA.

Redstone Mortgages has been fined £630,000 by the FSA for its poor handling of customers who were struggling with mortgage arrears. Redstone has agreed to redress such customers who were unfairly or excessively charged for being arrears. Redstone is the 3rd mortgage lender to have been referred for enforcement, following similar warnings issued to Kensington Mortgages and GMAC-RFC Funding.

17th May 2010 - Kensington Mortgages enter buy to let mortgage market

Kensington Mortgages has launched ino the buy to let mortgage market with products available up to 75% LTV and fixed rates starting at 5.69% for 2 years and 6.19% fixed for 3 years. Kensington is targetting experienced landlords who own at least 2 buy to let properties already and will consider investors with a portfolio of up to 10 properties.

3th May 2010 - Leeds Building Society launches buy to let mortgage range.

Leeds Building Society has launched a 2-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage available at 5.29% The product also has a fixed fee and allows 10% capital repayments each year, without penalty, and there is no higher lending charge

19/08/2010 - Kensington Mortgages increase LTV and max loan

12/08/2010 - More4 Loans buys secured loans park site.

15/07/2010 - Redstone Mortgages fined £630,000 by FSA

08/07/2010 - Sheffield mortgage brokers fined by FSA

20/05/2010 - HIP's suspended with immediate effect.

11/05/2010 - Aldermore Bank launches buy to let mortgage range

10/05/2010 - Bank of England base rate held at 0.5%

10/05/2010 - Buy to let mortgages to hit £25b by 2014

10/05/2010 - The Mortgage Works increases LTV's

06/04/2010 - The Mortgage Works improves buy-to-let range

29/03/2010 - Kensington Mortgages to consider CCJ's

26/03/2010 - Dream Money closes its doors.

25/03/2010 - Mathon Finance enters administration

22/03/2010 - Aldermore considers target market.

22/03/2010 - Godiva launches new buy to let mortgages

11/03/2010 - Link Loans launch new secured loan products

09/03/2010 - C & G to launch buy-to-let mortgage deals

08/03/2010 - Kensington mortgages launches new products

08/03/2010 - Aldermore to re-enter mortgage market

03/03/2010 - The Mortgage Works re-enters buy-to-let market

03/03/2010 - Provident Financial to shed 185 jobs

23/02/2010 - John Charcol enters administration

05/02/2010 - Welcome Finance to close more branches

27/01/2010 - Yorkshire Building Society launches 2 mortgage deals.

26/01/2010 - Black Horse Finance to close all branches

16/12/2009 - Bright Finance closes in doors.

11/12/2009 - Cheshire Mort Co suspends all self employed lending

01/12/2009 - House prices rise for 7th month in a row.

01/12/2009 - First Direct launches 2.58% tracker mortgage

19/11/2009 - Gross mortgage lending up 5% in Oct 2009

17/11/2009 - 1808 coalition seek Stamp Duty reform

13/11/2009 - Beacon Homeloans cease new lending

11/11/2009 - Lloyds to axe a furrther 5000 jobs

04/11/2009 - Platform Funding withdraws from self cert mortgages

30/10/2009 - New Lending Code to be launched.

30/10/2009 - GMAC fined £2.8m

27/10/2009 - Nationwide launches securitisation deal

19/10/2009 - FSA wants a ban on self cert mortgages

15/10/2009 - Cheryl Martin murdered in Rotherham

15/10/2009 - FSA to investigate Mortgage Times

14/10/2009 - Link Lending to close

14/10/2009 - CML says self cert mortgages should not be banned

09/10/2009 - TMW pulls all mortgage self certification

08/10/2009 - Alliance & Leicester cuts rates on remortgage deals

06/10/2009 - Woolwich cuts tracker rate to 2.79%

01/10/2009 - More securitisation deals on the way

25/09/2009 - Abbey launches broker-only mortgage range

16/09/2009 - Woolwich launches 1.98% tracker mortgage.

15/09/2009 - Lenders pledge £38bn for new loans.

10/09/2009 - Base rate held at 0.5% again.

03/09/2009 - Cattles to close 30 branches of Welcome Finance

28/08/2009 - House prices increase by 1.7% in July 2009

26/08/2009 - Self certification mortgages at 2% of market share

20/08/2009 - Mortgage approval rates hit 80%

20/08/2009 - Gross mortgage lending up 26%

03/08/2009 - Needaloan to close.

29/07/2009 - First European Securities begins lending again.

29/07/2009 - Early signs of a recovery ?

29/07/2009 - Abbey claims higher share of mortgage market.

22/07/2009 - Network Data AR's to get nothing.

22/07/2009 - Mortgage lending increases June 2009

15/07/2009 - Black Horse increases secured loan LTV to 80%.

09/07/2009 - Base rate held at 0.5% for 4th successive month.

09/07/2009 - Nationwide to offer 125% LTV mortgages to existing customer.

06/07/2009 - Northern Rock offers remortgage deals for existing clients

26/06/2009 - Loan Options ceases trading.

25/06/2009 - The Mortgage Works pulls all its Buy To Let Mortgages

04/06/2009 - House prices rise by 2.6% in May 2009

04/06/2009 - Base rate held at 0.5%.

13/05/2009 - Link Lending new funding lines.

07/05/2009 - Lenders loosen their crtieria

07/05/2009 - Base rate held at 0.5%

28/04/2009 - Welcome Car Finance to close.

07/04/2009 - Loans etc to close

06/04/2009 - Blemain Finance to boost lending

30/03/2009 - GE Money Home Lending withdraws from secured loans

25/03/2009 - FISA to close in April 2009

24/03/2009 - Doncaster Mortgage Broker censured

16/03/2009 - Central Trust to shed 180 jobs.

06/03/2009 - GE Money to scrap Igroup loans products

04/03/2009 - Magic Loans goes into liquidation

03/03/2009 - 1st Stop Finance goes into administration

27/02/2009 - First European Securities funding

23/02/2009 - Welcome Finance suspends secured loan lending

29/01/2009 - Paragon Finance to limit secured loan lending

12/01/2009 - Y3S Loans future in doubt

12/01/2009 - Loanmakers future uncertain

08/01/2009 - Welcome Finance to lose 1,000 staff.

08/01/2009 - First European Securities announces further funding.

08/01/2009 - Bank of England base rate lowest ever.

08/01/2009 - Bristol & West withdraws from intermediary mortgage market

08/01/2009 - Bank of Ireland withdraws from intermediary market

23/12/2008 - Specialist loan company Welcome Finance restricts lending

01/12/2008 - London Scottish Bank goes into administration

19/11/2008 - White Label Loans withdraws from market

14/11/2008 - Loans.co.uk closes its doors

11/11/2008 - Lowest ever secured loans from 6.75% APR ?

06/11/2008 - Bank of England cut rates 1.5% - Nov 2008

31/10/2008 - House prices still higher than 2003

29/10/2008 - Personal loan rates uncertain

29/10/2008 - Bank of England may reduce rates to zero

14/10/2008 - More4loans to offer RBOS loans

08/10/2008 - Bank of England cuts rates Oct 2008

03/09/2008 - Charterhouse Mortgages to enter liquidation

22/07/2008 - White Label Loans withdraws all self-cert products

15/07/2008 - Nemo loans withdraw self-cert products

10/07/2008 - Bank of England MPC keeps rates at 5%

08/07/2008 - Firstplus exits secured loan market August 2008

23/06/2008 - Nemo confirms no plans to withdraw

19/06/2008 - FirstPlus withdraws self-cert range

17/06/2008 - EPF withdraws from secured loan market