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Not smooth sailing for FCA comparison tool development

When the FCA’s Mortgages Market Study Interim Report came out, there were a number...

Three average Joes

Let’s look at the retirement situation of three ‘average Joes’. Joe 1 is an average...

Provide an autumn boost to your business

This time of the year tends to feel like new beginnings – even if...

Find the technology that can work for you – today

It’s not difficult to get sucked into reading stories about what the future may...

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...

Surveying the product transfer battleground

UK Finance’s publication of the first raft of product transfer data has certainly caused...

The value of experience

I’m always intrigued by the way other businesses are run – sometimes I look...

Second charge lender access is good for sector…

I am all in favour of more second charge lenders opening up direct access...

Transaction falls don’t tell the whole story

When we put together the LendInvest Buy to Let Index every quarter, we bring...

How can technology be used to meet rising demand for equity release?

The equity release market has experienced huge levels of growth in the last few...

High hopes and great confidence for the second half of the year

Without much fanfare we have crept into the second half of 2018 already –...

We need greater rate certainty for all

When Mark Carney became Governor of the Bank of England five years ago in...

Spending time on the holiday spending

As we approach the school summer holiday period it seems a very good time...

Consumers need your conveyancing advice

In this day and age, especially in the mortgage and housing markets, I believe...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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