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Landlords expect rents to rise this year

41% of landlords plan to increase rents during 2011, with 55% planning to keep...

Getting out of your comfort zone

Workshops should take advisers out of their comfort zones, argues Peter Welch, head of...

Did you end the year with quiet optimism?

We're unlikely to see many changes to the market in 2011, argues Bob Young,...

FSA withdraws permissions of pair of firms

Two mortgage outfits have had their permissions withdrawn by the FSA. The Mortgage Company (1992)...

Surrey remains most expensive county

The Welsh county of Conwy recorded the biggest rise in house prices among all...

House prices remained flat over 2010

House prices were up marginally at the end of 2010, as they rose by...

Merry Christmas from all at BestAdvice.net!

Everyone at BestAdvice.net would like to wish all of our readers a very Merry...

Leadpoint offers lifeline to Leadbay buyers

LeadPoint is offering assistance to brokers hit by Leadbay's cessation of trading. LeadPoint is offering...

PPI claims advert banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an advert for 'mis-sold' PPI claims. An e-mail,...

House prices to fall 2% in 2011, predicts RICS

RICS has predicted that house prices will finish 2011 2% lower than at the...

Commons committee concerned over welfare gamble

The Work and Pensions Select Committeehas accused the government of "gambling"" with housing benefit...

Pair of land banking firms to be wound up

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills has presented petitions in the...

Choose Co-op for insurance: Shelter

Shelter is urging people in need of home insurance to choose Co-Operative Home Insurance...

Changes at consumer panel

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has made four new appointments to take effect in...

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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