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Call to ‘treat mortgage brokers fairly’

Fluent Money has warned that to win over more intermediaries to the second charge...

RICS: property set to become ever more unaffordable

The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has reported that house price growth increased...

Summer Budget 2015 – millions hit by insurance premium tax

George Osborne announced a rise in Insurance Premium Tax during yesterday's Budget. This tax was...

Summer Budget 2015 – “radical change” to mortgage interest benefit

George Osborne announced a major shift in the government's attitude to mortgage interest benefit...

Summer Budget 2015 – pensions to be taxed like ISAs?

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

Summer Budget 2015 – non-dom rules to be revised

George Osborne announced widespread changes to non-domicile tax rules in today's Budget. His move followed...

Summer Budget 2015 – the banks

The Budget saw changes to the bank levy as well as a new surcharge...

Summer Budget 2015 – corporate tax changes

George Osborne announced that corporation tax rate will fall to 19% in 2017 and...

Summer Budget 2015 – inheritance tax changes confirmed

As widely expected, the Chancellor amounted major changes to inheritance tax in today's Budget. From...

Summer Budget 2015 – rise in room rental tax relief

In today's Budget George Osborne announced that room rental tax relief will rise to...

Summer Budget 2015 – major change to buy-to-let

The Chancellor announced a major change to buy-to-let mortgage interest relief in today's Budget. George...

Summer Budget 2015 speech – in full

Mr Deputy Speaker, This is a Budget that puts security first. It’s a Budget that recognises...

Summer Budget 2015 – liveblog!

BestAdvice's extensive coverage of the first Conservative Budget for 19 years starts at 11.55am. Be...

Halifax: monthly rise in house prices of 1.7%

The latest Halifax House Price Index has reported that house prices in the three...
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Ignorance, not cost, still the biggest barrier to protection sales

During 2024 CIExpert commissioned Opinium to speak to 5,000 consumers – a mix of genders and ages – regarding critical illness (CI) insurance. The aim...

The protection gap that runs all the way up the ladder

The property ladder is usually talked about in terms of deposits, equity, and affordability but recent research reveals a less visible truth; moving up...

Why landlords will continue to play a central role in meeting housing demand

This month’s Spring Statement may not have delivered dramatic housing announcements, but the data released alongside it paints a clear picture about the continued...

Debt awareness is as important for advisers as for clients

Debt Awareness Week, beginning on 16th March, provides a timely opportunity for reflection. The early months of the year have long been associated with...

Market may be overreacting to conflict-driven rate fears

Financial markets could be overreacting in the early days of the conflict as they take a second rate cut off the table this year. The...

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Nationwide launches financial education accreditation for teachers

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