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Debt management text ad banned

A text message advert has been banned by the advertising watchdog. The Advertising Standards Authority...

New trackers and fixes from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has launched a range of new two-year fixed rates, and two...

ICOBS deadline looming, brokers told

Home Buyer Systems has warned broker firms that time is running out to review...

Surveyor sentiment more positive in short term

The outlook for the property market remains mixed despite a stabilising of house sales...

DAs positive about the year ahead

86% of the respondents to The Mortgage Alliance's (TMA) December Distribution Indicator said that...

Drawdown take-up boosts equity release sales

Equity release plan sales rose 3.36% in 2010 as the increasing use of drawdown...

Mydeposits reports 65% increase in take-up

Mydeposits.co.uk has reported a rise in the number of protections taken out by letting...

Portal Portfolio chooses Target for servicing

Target Group has won the contract to provide loan origination and end to end...

Precise Mortgages gets new distribution partners

Precise Mortgages has expanded its distribution panel. The new distributors are BDS Mortgage Group, Intrinsic...

London mortgage applications up 88.6% last year

Purchase mortgage applications in London almost doubled in 2010 compared to 2009, according to...

No change for house purchase lending in November: CML

November was a stable month with very few changes to the volume and value...

Rock refreshes range

Northern Rock has refreshed its mortgage range. Certain Everyday five-year fixed rates have been reduced...

Tenet outlines conference details

Tenet Group's has published details of its 2011 annual business conferences. They will include a...

DRA removal could boost pension savings: LV=

LV= has welcomed the government's decision to scrap the default retirement age (DRA). John Perks,...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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