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Cattles faces winding-up action

At a general meeting convened yesterday to consider its serious loss of capital, troubled...

The Key integrates with 1st – The Exchange for Sesame

The Key, Mortgage Brain's point-of-sale and compliance solution, has integrated with 1st - The...

Goldsmith Williams extends fee-free offering

Goldsmith Williams is to continue to offer its fee-free conveyancing deal in 2010. The deal,...

Pledge to improve green code

Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has launched proposals for a more consumer-friendly green...

NAEA dusts off its crystal ball

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has outlined its predictions for the UK...

FOREX firm launches Preferred Partner scheme

Archangel Intermediaries (AI) has outlined its 'Preferred Partner' offering for intermediaries who are able...

Move to wind up lettings agency

An action has begun in the High Court to shut down a South London-based...

Consumers positive on house price growth: BSA

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AIFA consulting lawyers over Keydata collapse

The FSA has been called upon to instigate a full review of its authorisations...

IFAs top ‘fairness’ poll

IFAs have been rated by consumers as the 'most fair' of the financial services...

Safe&Secure Insurance next stop for Berry

Jason Berry is to join Midlands based general insurance specialist Safe&Secure Insurance in the...

£4m extra pledged for debt advice

Housing Minister John Healey has extended free advice for families facing the threat of...

SRB provider joins forces with debt management firm

Sale and rent back provider DB Housing Solutions has teamed up with debt solutions...

More action on arrears and repossessions called for

Measures to help struggling homeowners weather the recession need to be strengthened to prevent...

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Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

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Rising cost of living could stall housing market activity

The rising cost of living remains the most pressing concern for Britons and could...

The Mortgage Works cuts switcher rates for existing landlords

The Mortgage Works has announced reductions of up to 0.25 percentage points on selected...

Homeowners stay put as remortgaging nears parity with home purchases

Britain’s homeowners are increasingly choosing to refinance rather than move, with remortgage activity now...

Co-operative Bank in sub-4% mortgage arena following rate cuts 

The Co-operative Bank for Intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates, bringing...