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Adviser Office 8.1 released

1st Exchange & N4 has released version 8.1 of its back office software, Adviser...

Expo Rolex winner revealed

Borro Introducer, the intermediary arm of borro.com, has revealed the winner of its Expo...

Prices up for seven consecutive months: LSL/Acadametrics

Average house prices registered a 0.2% increase in November, according to the latest LSL/Acadametrics...

Paradigm chooses equity release partner

Paradigm Mortgage Services has chosen The Right Equity Release Limited as its preferred referral...

No surprise as BoE holds bank rate

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to keep the base...

House prices fell 0.1% in November: Halifax

House prices fell by 0.1% in November, while in the previous three months to...

Secured loan market on the rise again: Y3S

Y3S claims that mortgage brokers and IFAs are sitting on a "goldmine"" of income...

Redundancy fear up 50%

There has been a 50% rise over the past three months in the number...

Rise in number of house hunters

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported a rise in the average...

Retired homeowners lose £5bn over past three months

Despite housing market volatility hitting prices during the past quarter, new research from equity...

Strategic review for AIFA, AMI and AFB

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) is to undergo a strategic review, following...

Consumers don’t want fee-based equity release advice model

There remains a clear preference for 'free' equity release advice, according to new research...

Yet another estate agent’s ad banned

An estate agent's flyer has been banned following a complaint from Spicerhaart. A leaflet for...

Expansion leads to new head office for Gateway

Gateway Surveyors is moving to new purpose built head office premises on the outskirts...

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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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