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AMI criticises FSA, this time over interest-only stance

As part of the FSA's consultation on interest-only mortgages, the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries...

Canada Life’s new group critical illness product &quotour best yet&quot

Canada Life has introduced its new Group Critical Illness Policy. Scheme members diagnosed with a...

BoS makes SME commercial appointments

Bank of Scotland has announced three new senior level appointments within its commercial team...

The Yorkshire offers new five-year fixes

Yorkshire Building Society has unveiled a range of new five-year fixed rate mortgages, with...

Viva Costa adds three countries to international proposition

Viva Costa International has launched mortgages for Dubai, India and Poland. This move takes its...

FSA plans would have stymied 4m mortgages: CML

The CML has claimed that if the FSA's responsible lending proposals had been in...

Buy-to-let boosts valuation activity

Increasing activity from buy-to-let investors was behind a surge in housing market activity in...

NatWest IS to offer fistful of new deals

Tomorrow, NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching five new products. They consists of a tracker remortgage...

Average offsetter making savings 20% of mortgage borrowing

Mortgage holders with £100,000 in savings could be over £40,000 better off if they...

The Leeds backs Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Leeds Building Society is to support the Breast Cancer Campaign by selling pink ribbon...

Remembering the art of listening

In the first of a regular series of articles focussing on soft skills, Peter...

Buy-to-let battles on

The prime buy-to-let market has played a major part in my career over the...

AIFA hits out at FOS role

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has criticised the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). This...

Much RDR fear is unnecessary: Tenet

The impending switch to fee-charging is now the greatest concern to advisers as they...

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Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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FOLK2FOLK names new chief executive as focus turns to SME growth

Peer-to-peer business lender FOLK2FOLK has appointed Kawai Chung as its new chief executive officer,...

Adviser confidence in mortgage market climbs to highest level in three years

Confidence among mortgage advisers has risen sharply, with more than four in five positive...

Foundation Home Loans names new chief finance officer

Foundation Home Loans has confirmed the appointment of Michael Evans as its new chief...

Older homeowners abandon moving plans as bungalow shortage bites

More than a million older homeowners have abandoned plans to move in the past...