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Brit homeowners unconcerned about winter

Only 48.7% of householders surveyed say they will be undertaking special checks, or doing...

Fifth consecutive monthly house price fall in Wales

The average price of a house in Wales in September was £150,163, down by...

Co-op offers 2.79% five-year deal

The Co-operative Bank has launched a new 2.79% five-year fixed rate mortgage at 60%...

The Cambridge unveils exclusive two-year fix

The Cambridge Building Society has launched exclusive fixed rate residential and buy-to-let products for...

Secured lending up 1.6% on previous month

The amount in second charges lent between January 2012 and October 2012 is significantly...

Revenue vows to hit landlord tax cheats

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has today launched a taskforce to tackle tax cheats...

Capital Bridging Finance secures funding line

Capital Bridging Finance Limited (CBFL) has secured a £50 million lending facility from an...

CDS launches broker CRM system for Outlook

Client Data Systems (CDS) Group has unveiled a Microsoft Outlook-based mortgage CRM system for...

App a download hit for AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries has reported that its new iPhone app was downloaded more than...

Debt resolution firm has licence revoked by OFT

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is revoking the credit licence of First Step...

London asking prices highlight two-speed market

November has seen a fall of 2.6% (-£6,407) in the asking prices of properties...

APFA and KPMG launch new adviser VAT helpline

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) and KPMG have unveiled a new VAT...

SMS offers whole of market bridging solution

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has embarked upon an exclusive joint venture to market the...

Second time buyer savings gap calculated

First time buyers who bought a property in 2007 face a gap of £62,281...

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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...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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Financial confidence masks widespread gaps in money knowledge, study finds

A growing disconnect between perceived financial confidence and actual understanding is leaving many UK...

Principal firms lead self-employed recruitment growth at Just Mortgages

Recruitment figures from Just Mortgages show that the majority of self-employed advisers brought into...

New podcast aimed at advisers navigating mortgage and wealth convergence

Twenty7tec has launched a new podcast series designed to support advisers as mortgage and...

Gen H expands into Scotland with affordability-led income booster

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has launched in Scotland, extending its lending proposition north...

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