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Plunge in housing equity withdrawals

The Bank of England estimate for Housing Equity Withdrawal (HEW) for 2009 Q1 is...

RBS unveils shared equity deals

RBS Intermediary Partners (RBS IP) has launched three new shared equity mortgages exclusively for...

New chief for Partnership’s retirement division

Andrew Megson has joined Partnership as managing director of its retirement division. He was most...

Broker banned for fraudulent mortgage application

The FSA has banned Hornchurch-based mortgage broker Abdul Karim for submitting a mortgage application...

For Sale and Sold signs point to road to recovery

Data based on For Sale and Sold board movements suggests the residential housing market...

TCF Debt Solutions expands agency base

TCF Debt Solutions has reported a further 20% increase in agencies granted to intermediaries...

Consumer Panel gets permanent chairman

Adam Phillips has been appointed chairman of the Financial Services Consumer Panel. He has...

Just Retirement add key account directors

Retirement solutions provider Just Retirement has appointed three senior sales people into the newly...

Leadbay in PMI pilot

Leadbay has begun a trial in private medical insurance leads with Best Health UK...

AFB calls for regulators to sort out funding crisis

The Association of Finance Brokers (AFB) has called for regulators to help reopen the...

OFT to look at high cost credit

The Office of Fair Trading has launched a review into the supply of high...

Regulator fines insurance director over AR failings

The FSA has fined Richard Holmes, a director of insurance broker AIF Limited, £20,020...

HML supports FSA position over arrears and repossessions

HML has endorsed the FSA's approach in its recent thematic review of arrears management...

Promise placed on Pink panel

Pink Home Loans has added Promise Solutions to its secured loan panel. Neil Hoare, sales...

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A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference. Funding is widely available and funders are willing to do...

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Crystal hails Goldberg’s impact and welcomes Together leadership plan

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UK mutual health and protection insurer The Exeter paid out £61 million in claims...

Tandem reports record green lending as customers cut 70,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚

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HTB provides £20m+ facility for land portfolio refinancing

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