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Moody’s changes various RBS ratings

Credit rating agency Moody's has made changes to its ratings for the Royal Bank...

Accord Mortgages reduced certain fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has cut rates on its three-year fixed rate mortgages by 0.10 percentage...

Private rented sector growing apace

British landlords saw total annual returns of £111.5bn in the last year, as the...

Mortgage approvals rose last month

The British Bankers Association (BBA) has reported that there was a significant rise in...

APFA wants phone recording ‘common sense’

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has submitted its response to the FCA’s...

Intermediaries optimistic about BTL market

The majority of intermediaries are seeing stable or growing levels of demand from landlord...

Women earning £1m faster

Women have shaved on average nine months off the age they will be when...

Right to Buy extention plans confirmed

The governement has confirmed that it is planning to extend its Right to Buy...

New associate member for the ASTL

Quantum Valuations has become the latest firm to become an associate member of the...

Strong results from PG Mutual

Income protection insurance firm PG Mutual has announced another year of record results for...

The Nationwide to cut fixed rates

The Nationwide Building Society is tomorrow reducing selected two year fixed rates by up...

London Q1 house purchase lending down 16%

Latest CML data on the characteristics of lending in Greater London in the first...

High LTV borrowers seeing rate cuts

Mortgage borrowers with smaller deposits are seeing rate cuts of up to 0.88%, according...

PPI update from the regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued an update on PPI. In January, the FCA...
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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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Mortgage searches edge higher year-on-year in February

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Precise waives valuation fees on residential loans up to £400k

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The Mansfield trims specialist mortgage rates

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Countrywide Surveying Services academy adds to residential surveyor pipeline

Countrywide Surveying Services has reported fresh progress in its training academy after 11 trainees...

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