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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...

MMR: key recommendations

The latest Mortgage Market Review consultation paper contains the following FSA recommendations: * Income will...

Buy-to-let – much to be positive about

Buy-to-let growth is based on solid fundamentals, writes Bob Young, managing director of CHL...

Housing market made up of fragmented micro-markets: Rightmove

New sellers' average asking prices fell by 2.7% in December to leave prices marginally...

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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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