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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an effort to encourage more people to consider protection insurance, after research found that 58% of adults have no life insurance, critical illness cover or income protection. The regulator said 59% of...
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Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member of its board of directors. Hamp (pictured) joined the society earlier this year from Furness Building Society, where she was also chief financial officer. She has more than 15 years' experience in...

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Government needs to act on stamp duty deadline

Even though the Budget is now just a few weeks away, you can sense...
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Addressing the first-time buyer protection gap

As an adviser, when you see a first-time buyer client, what are their main...
Features

The politics of the first-time buyer

Who is the party of the first-time buyer?  Is it the Conservatives who, let’s be...
Features

Deposit requirements still hampering first-time buyers

Looking at the recent stats from HMRC, many in the market might be surprised...
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Time for big ‘gesture politics’ to aid first-time buyers

The plight of first-time buyers is never far out of the news, and just...
Features

We need greater rate certainty for all

When Mark Carney became Governor of the Bank of England five years ago in...
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Change is inevitable for first time buyers

The mortgage/housing market can seem a particularly daunting one for anyone, regardless of their...
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Why things are getting worse for first-time buyers

First-time buyers might often wonder what the market is doing on any given week,...
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Was the stamp duty change a red herring?

We may not have any 2018 data to currently work with, but judging by...
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Why the election spells more housing market uncertainty

There really is only one place to start and that’s of course Theresa May’s...
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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...
Appointments

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...
Buy-to-let

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...
Appointments

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...