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FSA needs to review its equity release stance

The FSA's approach to equity release is baffling, argues Peter Welch, head of sales...

Busy old time for the FSA

Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage Alliance (TMA), looks at latest FSA developments -...

Orbiter offers secured loan application in two clicks

Online sourcing system Orbiter has unveiled a new secured loan link with distributor TFC. Orbiter...

House price optimists fall to lowest level in two years

38% of home-movers forecast that average UK house prices will start 2012 at around...

Borro and Brilliant Solutions strike deal

Borro and Brilliant Solutions have joined focus so borro's short-term lending facilities will be...

Scottish house prices up 83% since 2000

House prices in Scotland increased by 83% over the past decade, according to research...

Industry reacts to OFT licence action

The OFT announced today that 35 debt management firms have surrendered their consumer credit...

Debt Advisor offers new introducer portal

The Debt Advisor has extended its range of services by launching a new website...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has launched a new training platform for exisiting and new brokers.

The system, Taleo Learn, is an enhanced e-learning package that complements existing training delivery...

35 debt management firms surrender credit licences

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Third of advisers expect increased business volumes this quarter

Legal & General's latest Adviser Confidence Index shows 31% of advisers think business volumes...

Over 200,000 mortgage transactions processed via the mte in 2010

Figures released from the Mortgage Trading Exchange (mte) show that 200,663 mortgage transactions (AIPs...

BBA report proposes changes to debt management

New proposals to help people in financial difficulties would streamline the process of debt...

IntelliFlo hires McGraw from Focus Solutions

Back office technology provider IntelliFlo has appointed Chris McGraw as head of enterprise sales. McGraw...

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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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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...

More2life urges FCA to act on later life mortgage barriers

More2life has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s recognition of later life lending as a...