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Collections market targeted by iState Systems’ app

iState Systems has unveiled new collections functionality on its Apprivo system. The new Apprivo...

The Leeds cuts rate on shared ownership mortgage

The Leeds Building Society has reduced the rate on its two-year fixed rate shared...

Fine for Leicester estate agent over money laundering failures

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has fined Leicester-based IPS Estate Agents Limited £11,844...

Andrea Rozario quits Equity Release Council

Andrea Rozario is to step down from her post as director general of the...

2% fall in purchase approvals last year

During 2012, approvals for house purchase were 2% lower than in 2011 but ended...

TBMC launches three new buy-to-let exclusives

TBMC has launched three new exclusive buy-to-let mortgages through the Hinckley & Rugby Building...

Regulators publish guidance over new payment protection products

The FSA and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have jointly published final guidance...

Record time at Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages has reported that new products and high street banks' continuing reluctance to...

Good time to take out a five-year fix

The average five-year fixed rate for mortgage borrowers in December 2012 was better than...

French buy-to-let attracting foreign investors

UK and international investors are being drawn towards buy-to-let French properties as French mortgage...

Sheila Nicoll to leave the FSA

The FSA's conduct business unit director of policy, Sheila Nicoll, is to leave...

MPC member sought to increase QE

David Miles, one of the nine members of the Banks of England's Monetary Policy...

Growing regional divide in pensioner property wealth

New research from Key Retirement Solutions reveals that retired homeowners have total property wealth...

Two new non-executive directors join the FSCS board

The FSA has appointed two new non-executive directors to the Board of the Financial...
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COMMENT

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First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

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...

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