Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill
The legislation is intended to help consumers make better choices, improve consumer protection and create a level playing field in the equity release market.
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Name binds you to mortgage (The Charlotte Observer) Q. My wife and I divorced in 2001. She got the house and the obligation to pay its mortgage. At the time, she earned more income than I did. However,
Rentals scarcer than ever Want to rent an apartment in Manhattan? Fuhgettaboutit. As if things weren't tough enough, Manhattan's vacancy rate dropped to a razor thin 0.43% in May, compared with 0.67% in April,
Mortgage applications fall last week (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Applications for U.S. residential mortgages fell last week as higher interest rates deterred borrowers from refinancing their existing home loans, an industry trade group's figures showed on Wednesday.read more...
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Picking up the pieces State police fire marshals said they may never know what ignited a blaze in the heart of downtown that destroyed or damaged seven businesses and gutted at least 16 apartments