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Remembering the art of listening

In the first of a regular series of articles focussing on soft skills, Peter...

Buy-to-let battles on

The prime buy-to-let market has played a major part in my career over the...

AIFA hits out at FOS role

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has criticised the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). This...

Much RDR fear is unnecessary: Tenet

The impending switch to fee-charging is now the greatest concern to advisers as they...

Northern Rock improves website functionality

Northern Rock has added an improved online affordability calculator to its Intermediary website. Following feedback...

Londoners shun family for office proximity

Proximity to loved ones is the most important factor influencing where people live, over...

New sales and marketing chief at the Cambridge

The Cambridge Building Society has appointed Mark Smitheringale as its new head of sales...

Rent on Time products now available to brokers

Brokers can now introduce Rent on Time's products to buy-to-let investors and landlords. Rent on...

Average household debt is £56,690

The write-off rate on consumer lending by UK monetary financial institutions to individuals increased...

TBMC to distribute Paragon BTL products

Buy-to-let mortgage specialist TBMC has been selected by Paragon Mortgages as an intermediary distributor...

Martin Gilsenan joins bridger

Drawbridge Finance has hired industry stalwart Martin Gilsenan as its new relationship manager. Gilsenan ...

Building societies fear interest-only regulation

The Building Societies Association has expressed concern that "over-burdensome regulation"" would stifle the interest-only...

Aldermore looks to fill BTL gap created by Lloyds

Aldermore has made changes to its buy-to-let range, following Lloyds Banking Group's move to...

FSA proposes changes to complaints handling

Firms could be forced to identify a senior individual responsible for complaints handling 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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