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Landlords call for government rethink on housing benefit cuts

Government cuts to local housing allowance (LHA) will leave many landlords with reduced rental...

Payday loan demand masks wider problem: Payplan

Payplan has warned advisers over clients looking for payday loans. The free to consumer debt...

EXCLUSIVE: Lenders to link up with taxman

All lenders are set to be given powers to verify customers' income with HM...

AfI improves online proposition

Abbey for Intermediaries (AfI) has made improvements to its online offering, including the introduction...

Bridgewater heads to Huddersfield and Gatwick

Bridgewater Equity Release is to hold two more regional broker forums next week. The home...

More 2 Life adds drawdown facility

More 2 Life is adding a drawdown option to its equity release product range. It...

2plan to be acquired by Openwork

Openwork it to acquire independent advice firm 2plan Wealth Management as part of its...

Nationwide calls time on third-party agencies

Nationwide is pulling out of all from third party agencies at the end of...

House prices fell 0.3% in July: DCLG

UK house prices were 8.4% higher than in July 2009 but 0.3% lower than...

Falling confidence in property market

The proportion of consumers surveyed in the September 2010 BSA Property Tracker Survey who...

Compliance risk from free legals: OpenConvey

Conveyancing firm OpenConvey has sounded a warning over so-called 'free legals' propositions. Jonathan Hall said...

Blimey! New secured loan packager launches

A new secured loan packager has started trading. Blimey! Loans is based in Perth and...

Arrears position continues to improve

The number of new arrears cases has been on a downward trend for the...

Aldermore sees first commercial conference as a success

Aldermore hosted its inaugural commercial mortgage conference at the Belfry Hotel and golf course...

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Execution-only or (Consumer) Duty of care? The FCA can’t have it both ways

Thankfully, there has been a growing amount of interest and analysis of the FCA’s most recent Consultation Paper – CP25/11 – and it’s somewhat...

The accessibility gap in mortgage tech — and why it matters now

In an industry built on trust and transparency, mortgage brokers can’t afford to overlook digital accessibility. Yet many mortgage portals remain hard to navigate...

Professionalism, planning and portfolio strategy: the evolution of buy-to-let

I took part in a panel session in London earlier this month with some of my lending peers, and it gave us all the...

Rate cut momentum is welcome, but presents challenges for advisers

In recent weeks, we have seen a welcome shift in momentum across the mortgage market. A broad range of lenders have reduced pricing across...

Why now is the perfect time for expats to consider UK holiday lets

If you’re anything like me, Easter, the recent swathe of bank holiday weekends, and a sustained period of sunshine have certainly got me thinking...

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Atom bank shaves Near Prime rates

Atom bank has announced a fresh round of rate reductions across its Near Prime...

ModaMortgages cuts rates and launches new HMO & MUFB products

ModaMortgages has announced a reduction in rates across its buy-to-let product range, with cuts...

The Loughborough ups later-life interest-only LTV to 70%

Loughborough Building Society has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 70% for...

FCA seeks to reduce reporting burden with overhaul of complaints data process

The Financial Conduct Authority has unveiled proposals to streamline the way firms report complaints...
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