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We need fundamental review of FSCS: AIFA

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has called for a fundamental review of...

OFT consults over debt collection practices

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a 12-week consultation on its updated...

Blemain hires training expert

Blemain Group has appointed Paul Halliwell as learning and development manager. He joins from a...

FSA appoints senior adviser

The FSA has announced the appointment of John Sutherland as a senior adviser on...

Don’t overestimate likely rate rises, says L&G economist

While financial markets expect a number of interest rate increases throughout this year and...

Worrying ignorance over interest rates

25% of UK homeowners surveyed by Shelter believe current interest rates are either higher...

Best Doctors service boost

Canada Life is making it easier for users to access its Best Doctors service. This...

Mortgage product numbers hold firm

The was little change in product availability during February 2011, according to Mortgage Brain's...

Positive Solutions roadshows to focus on adviser charging

Positive Solutions is to concentrate its latest series of adviser Wealth Synergy Events on...

AFI to change range tomorrow

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is making changes to its mortgage range tomorrow, 10 March. It...

First UK law firms secure conveyancing quality mark

The first four legal practices in England & Wales to secure membership to the...

Rising pressure on retirement income

Average incomes among the over-55s have fallen by 4%, mortgage debt has risen by...

Restructuring at Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group has announced changes to its retailing banking structure, board and management...

Ethical bank hits half a billion milestone

Ethical and sustainable bank Triodos has reached the £500 million mark in lending.. Loans to...

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Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

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Generation X faces retirement squeeze with smaller pensions than parents

Generation X risks becoming the first cohort to retire with less financial security than...

Leasehold reforms stall as sector warns of ‘real-world consequences’

The government is under mounting pressure to accelerate leasehold reform as the body representing...

Zoopla warns cost pressures mean housing targets are at risk

The government’s flagship target to deliver 1.5m new homes over the next five years...

UTB cuts bridging loan minimum and lowers regulated rates

United Trust Bank has unveiled a package of bridging loan changes aimed at making...