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Financial institutions dubbed poor service providers

Banks and building societies are seen as two of the worst service providers of...

Barclays appoints ex-Goldman economist as non-exec

Dambisa Moyo has been appointed to the Boards of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank...

Business lending remains subdued

The flow of net lending to UK businesses remained negative in February, though less...

Former IFA Promotion chief exec passes away

IFA Promotion has announced the death of its former chief executive David Elms. He stepped...

London office rent expectations on the rise

The latest RICS UK Commercial Property Survey reports signs of a recovery in parts...

Enterprise joins HomeLoan Partnership panel

HomeLoan Partnership has appointed Enterprise Finance to offer support and advice for all secured...

COMMENT: Don’t risk reputational damage

Could you handle an FSA fine, asks Bob Young, managing director of Capital Home...

TMA adds South East BDM

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has appointed Dennis Bennett to its business development manager team. He...

Friends Provident targets advisers needing help selling IP

Friends Provident is providing a new online welfare reform seminar for advisers, providing Income...

Concerned Tenet unveils ‘RDR-ready’ adviser campaign

The Tenet group has raised concerns over recent industry data which suggests that four...

Brokers offered divorce and will referral opportunity

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Ison Harrison Solicitors to its will-writing proposition and will...

Bankhall provides new IFA Exchange service

Bankhall has launched a new service for adviser firms who are looking to grow...

AEGON guide seeks to reduce non-disclosure

AEGON has produced a new adviser protection claims guide with the aim of further...

The Rock reduces rates and expands Everyday range

Northern Rock has added new products to its Everyday range, and cut certain Everyday...

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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...

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...