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Landlords increasingly opting for longer term fixed rates

Intermediaries are writing more mortgage business with longer-term initial rates, Paragon Mortgages has claimed. The results...

Estate agents back Labour’s stamp duty plan

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has welcomed Ed Miliband's stamp duty pledge. Earlier today,...

More 2 Life unveils Tailored Choice Plan

More 2 Life has introduced its Tailored Choice Plan providing personalised plans and rates. The...

Paradigm announces lender and provider award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the first 2015 quarterly winners of its lender and provider awards. The...

Precise hires pair of national sales managers

Precise Mortgages has expanded its sales team with the recruitment of two senior sales...

FOS makes landmark age-related ruling

The Financial Ombudsman Service has ruled against HSBC, in what is the first time...

Labour to announce FTB and rent control initiatives

Ed Miliband will today outline Labour's pledge to scrap stamp duty for first-time buyer...

New Investec Professional Mortgage rates unveiled

Investec has added a range of three and five-year fixed rates to its mortgages for...

Saffron For Intermediaries hires telephone-based BDM

Saffron For Intermediaries has appointed Lewis Wheeler as a telephone-based business development manager. Wheeler (pictured)...

The Mansfield posts large rise in intermediary business

The Mansfield Building Society has reported increased profits for the financial year ending in...

1.68% three-year deal from First Direct

First Direct has launched a new 1.68% three-year fixed rate repayment mortgage. The...

Two-thirds have never asked for help with personal finances

69% of people have never asked friends, family or professional advisers for help managing...

Bower Retirement Services appoints business development head

Equity release adviser firm Bower Retirement Services has appointed Georgina Oxton to the newly...

BM Solutions cuts two, three and five year rates

BM Solutions has reduced rates across its two, three, and five year buy-to-let and...
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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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Just Wealth posts 63% rise in assets under management as referrals grow

Just Wealth, the financial advice arm of Just Mortgages, said assets under management rose...
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Growing demand for faster, more supportive broker service among first-time buyers

First-time buyers are leaning heavily on brokers for speed, reassurance and help navigating affordability...
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Clydesdale Bank to raise selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank will increase a range of residential and buy-to-let fixed rates from Friday...

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