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FSE London registration open

Registration is open for Front Events' third London Financial Services Expo. The two-day show, to be...

Double-digit growth for equity release market

Retired homeowners released over £750 million of property equity in the first six months...

Aldermore launches its business lounge

Aldermore Bank has unveiled its new business lounge in the city centre of Leeds. To mark the...

Budget implications for buy-to-let landlords

With the government’s plans posing new challenges for landlords, property investors may want to...

Budget consequences will run and run

If Chancellor George Osborne wanted to get the nation talking over the summer period...

Confusion surrounds Summer Budget pension changes

Over 240,000 higher earners could risk unplanned tax charges due to confusion over the...

Summer Budget 2015 – pensions to be taxed like ISAs?

Today's Budget saw a confirmation that changes to pensions tax relief provided to the...

Equity release referral cases 50% bigger than market average

Those intermediaries who refer customers to specialist equity release advisers are seeing their customers...

Seminar to look at ‘nudging’ towards retirement saving

Scottish Widows is running a seminar for employers, looking at the themes of behavioural...

Citizens Advice launches Scams Awareness Month

41% of scams reported to the Citizens Advice service come from a cold call...

Over 50s being targeted by pensions scammers

Retirement Advantage is warning retirees to be alert to approaches by fraudsters, after its...

New loan service secures against pension schemes

HNW Lending has launched a new service to provide loans against the value of...

Key offers Retirement Options service

Key Retirement has launched a free personalised online services outlining all the new retirement...

National equity release roadshows unveiled

Equity release lender More 2 Life has teamed up with Partnership Assurance to host...

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Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking specifically of my old mate Martin Stewart who can be...

Funding student property? Talk to a broker first

When an investor spots an opportunity in the student accommodation sector, it’s rarely a simple transaction. Often what unlocks success is the guidance and...

Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over £2 million the Treasury is reportedly considering the same plan. Even...

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Mortgages and AI to feature in overhauled school curriculum

Children in England will soon be taught how mortgages work and how to manage...

Landlords weigh exit as Renters’ Rights Bill adds to pressure

39% of landlords are considering leaving the rental market within the next year, as...

Gary Neville: Manchester holds blueprint for national redevelopment

Manchester’s regeneration model should serve as the blueprint for national redevelopment, according to specialist...

The Vernon launches new range for complex prime borrowers

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new range of complex prime mortgages aimed at...

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