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Pensioner property values stabilise

Over 65-year old homeowners in England, Scotland and Wales have seen the value of...

ADVICE: being content with your clients’ cover

It could be worth de-bundling your clients' contents cover from their buildings insurance, writes...

Life after death: why packagers still matter

Guy Garrard, head of business development at Tiuta, argues there is still a place...

Forum looks to France for sales skills

Marketing Innovation Forum, the free online marketing service for IFAs and mortgage brokers, has...

More jobs to go at Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group is to cut 200 jobs in its general insurance division by...

Broker fined for disclosure failings

The FSA has fined Christopher Davies, director of Newquay Investment Services (2004) Limited, an...

6% drop in number of intermediary mortgage products

In July mortgage activity fell and for the fourth month in a row the...

New debt category for Leadbay

Leadbay has added a new category of leads called 'remortgage with debt'. The new category...

Fall in new credit levels

Latest consumer finance figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new...

Boost in confidence to savings

Nationwide says consumers seem to be more confident about their ability to save in...

GW backs Which? HIP findings

Direct conveyancing firm Goldsmith Williams has highligted the recent Which? report, which it believes...

London Town helps Commercial First clients

Pub company London Town has teamed up with Commercial First to provide a free...

5.35% five-year fix from the the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has launched a new, direct-only five-year fixed rate mortgage available from...

Interest-only borrowers missing out on savings

Moneysupermarket.com has reported that 23% of mortgage holders are currently only paying off the...

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Execution-only or (Consumer) Duty of care? The FCA can’t have it both ways

Thankfully, there has been a growing amount of interest and analysis of the FCA’s most recent Consultation Paper – CP25/11 – and it’s somewhat...

The accessibility gap in mortgage tech — and why it matters now

In an industry built on trust and transparency, mortgage brokers can’t afford to overlook digital accessibility. Yet many mortgage portals remain hard to navigate...

Professionalism, planning and portfolio strategy: the evolution of buy-to-let

I took part in a panel session in London earlier this month with some of my lending peers, and it gave us all the...

Rate cut momentum is welcome, but presents challenges for advisers

In recent weeks, we have seen a welcome shift in momentum across the mortgage market. A broad range of lenders have reduced pricing across...

Why now is the perfect time for expats to consider UK holiday lets

If you’re anything like me, Easter, the recent swathe of bank holiday weekends, and a sustained period of sunshine have certainly got me thinking...

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Atom bank shaves Near Prime rates

Atom bank has announced a fresh round of rate reductions across its Near Prime...

ModaMortgages cuts rates and launches new HMO & MUFB products

ModaMortgages has announced a reduction in rates across its buy-to-let product range, with cuts...

The Loughborough ups later-life interest-only LTV to 70%

Loughborough Building Society has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 70% for...

FCA seeks to reduce reporting burden with overhaul of complaints data process

The Financial Conduct Authority has unveiled proposals to streamline the way firms report complaints...
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