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PPI dominates FOS complaint rise

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) resolved a record 166,321 disputes during the 2009/10 financial...

ANALYSIS: upswing in mortgage purchases is on its way

There are reasons to be cheerful, argues Dean Jones, head of paaleads.com It's been almost...

Offset mortgages now attractive to higher rate taxpayers

Research firm Defaqto argues that the combination of flexibility, tax advantages and low interest...

AIFA pays tribute to Ian Thorneycroft

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has expressed its sadness at the passing...

Higos added to panel for Mortgage Intelligence brands

Mortgage Intelligence Holdings has added Higos Insurance Services to its general insurance panel. Appointed Representatives...

Intermediaries ‘dominate’ lending market

FSA and Council of Mortgage Lenders figures show that mortgage lending via intermediaries accounted...

Tenet offers early entry route for newcomers

Tenet is to introduce a new 'first year foundation degree' as an entry route...

Four lose permissions over unpaid FSA fees

The FSA has cancelled the permissions given to four firms to carry out regulated...

Former RBS director settles with FSA

The FSA has been investigating Johnny Cameron, former executive director of RBS and former...

Viva Costa partners with Mortgage Brain

Intermediaries using any of Mortgage Brain's sourcing systems can now search, select, review and...

Paradigm adds National Counties to panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage partnership proposition, has added National Counties Building Society to...

Northern Rock cuts Everyday mortgage rates

Northern Rock has reduced the rates on certain products within its Everyday range of...

Assurant CEO quits

Ian Moffatt is to leave the role of president and chief executive officer of...

Profits up at Paragon

Specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon has reported an 84.3% increase in pre-tax profits to £29.3...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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UTB cuts bridging loan minimum and lowers regulated rates

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

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