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New anti-insurance fraud unit set up

A new unit has been launched today, dedicated to tackling insurance fraud across the...

Senior appointment at Just Retirement

Just Retirement has announced the appointment of Keith Haggart as its director of retirement...

New BDM for Tiuta

Tiuta PLC has appointed Georgina Lanario as its new business development manager (BDM). She replaces...

Barclays appoints UK retail COO

Barclays has appointed Rumi Contractor as chief operating officer for its UK Retail and...

Lead tips for 2012

Whether you are a lead generation veteran or newbie, the following tips should help...

More land banking firms wound up

Nine Leeds-based companies operating a 'rescue' scheme for victims of land banking scams have...

IMLA members braced for difficult year

Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) members are expecting 2012 to be a challenging year. IMLA...

5.4% house price fall for NE England: Land Registry

The November data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price decrease...

FTB affordability at best level for eight years

Affordability for first-time buyers is at its most favourable level since 2003, according to...

Most regions saw house prices rises last year

Nine out of 13 UK regions recorded house price rises in 2011, the Nationwide...

Merry Christmas from all at BestAdvice.net!

Everyone at BestAdvice.net would like to wish all of our readers a very Merry...

Insolvencies suggest north-south divide

The latest Insolvency Index from Experian has shown a widening north versus south business...

TMW product withdrawal

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has withdrawn its residential purchase and remortgage products. The Nationwide brand...

HSBC launches fee-free sale

HSBC has unveiled its eighth annual sale, with no fees to pay on its...

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The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under plans by the Government to cut costs for buyers and...

Goldilocks and the three bear markets

Are you familiar with C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or you might know it by its nickname 3I/ATLAS? Whatever you want to call it,  it is currently...

Mark Bogard on policy, politics and the future of advice

When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy, he is unsparing in his assessment: short-termism, revolving-door ministers and...

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how important branches are – even as financial services and wider...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

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Economic pressures driving emotional strain around financial decisions, AMI research reveals

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has found that the UK’s economic climate is...

IMLA warns Chancellor: ‘Hands off the housing market’

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against targeting the...

Rosemount adds April Mortgages to lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving network...

Guardian widens access to life and critical illness cover

Guardian has relaxed its eligibility criteria for life and critical illness policies in a...