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Rise in protection sales at Tenet

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MMR&’039s high net worth proposals welcomed

High net worth specialist Enness Private Clients has given its conditional backing to the...

NAEA expects gradual market recovery in 2012

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has published its predictions for the UK...

PCCB suspends firm from Code

The Property Codes Compliance Board (PCCB) has suspended Legal & More Limited from the...

Confidence still close to all-time lows

Nationwide Building Society's consumer confidence index has seen confidence improve from its all-time lows,...

Completions rise at Pink

Pink has reported a rise of 28% in completions for the third quarter, compared...

Countrywide customers seeking solace from fixed rates

The top 10 most sourced products by Countrywide customers were dominated by fixed rate...

December dip in demand for rental properties

December is the best month of the year for potential renters to find a...

Tenancy deposit scheme claims success in dispute resolution

Tenancy deposit protection scheme my|deposits has reported that 40% of all deposit disputes never...

FSA fines CICA £2.8m

The FSA has fined Combined Insurance Company of America (CICA) £2.8 million for failing...

MMR: equity release response

Bridgewater Equity Release has given its qualified support to the Mortgage Market Review (MMR). Peter...

MMR: three principles

The FSA says that at the core of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) proposals...

MMR: key documents

The following documents can be downloaded from the FSA's website: &lta href=&quothttps://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/cp/cp11_31_newsletter.pdf&quot&gtNewsletter&lt/a&gt &lta href=&quothttps://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/cp/cp11_31.pdf&quot&gtCP11/31&lt/a&gt Mortgage...

MMR: timing questioned

The Nationwide Building Society says it supports the principles of the MMR and welcomes...

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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...