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The Mortgage Works (TMW) has withdrawn its residential purchase and remortgage products.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

Lack of supply to prevent major house price falls

Sales of homes may rise a little over the coming year but prices will...

Director disqualified following valuation irregularities

A director of Maple Grow Limited, Mahmood Anwar Yaqub, has been disqualified from being...

Three more landbanking companies forced into liquidation

Three companies in Essex that mis-sold undeveloped land for investment to the public have...

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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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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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