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FTBs better off buying – if they can get a deal

Potential first time buyers outside of London would be better off buying a property...

Shadow minister to talk at AIFA bash

Shadow pensions minister, Nigel Waterson MP, will be the latest Conservative MP to speak...

SRB ad banned by watchdog

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a sale and rent back advert. The Land...

Mortgage Intelligence conference details outlined

Mortgage Intelligence will hold its 2009 Annual Conference on 13 October at The Grove,...

Base rate held at 0.5% by BoE

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to maintain the official Bank...

MPPI move applauded

Consumer bodies have welcomed the news that the FSA has taken action to bring...

Lloyds mulling over £15bn rights issue

The City rumour mill suggests that Lloyds Banking Group is looking to raise around...

Increase in number of house hunters

September hinted at a property market recovery, according to the latest housing market report...

Lender cuts &quota step in the right direction&quot

Moneyfacts.co.uk have welcomed the decisions by a number of high profile lenders to reduce...

Tesco to rebrand personal finance business

Tesco is to rename Tesco Personal Finance as Tesco Bank. The supermarket giant says the...

Aviva to get single chief in UK

Aviva is to combine its UK life and general insurance businesses together under single...

Confidence boosts suggests the worst is over

Nationwide's Consumer Confidence Index rose by six points last month, increasing to 71 from...

Commercial First creates intermediary partnership

Commercial First has launched a distribution partnership for commercial intermediaries. Commercial First Partners (CFP)...

Third consecutive month for house prices rises: Halifax

House prices increased by 1.6% in September, the third consecutive monthly increase and the...

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Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

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Protection Guru: Consumer Duty can benefit both clients and advisers

New data from Protection Guru suggests that advisers who prioritise best value protection products...

National recruitment firm specialising in conveyancing launches

A new recruitment agency has been launched in the North East with the aim...

Bigger homes driving house price growth as flats lag behind

Demand for larger homes has driven growth in UK property prices over the past...

West One Loans passes major development finance lending mark

West One Loans has reached the milestone of £1 billion of lending within the...