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AMI continues call for more specialist lending assistance

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has called for further Government action to assist...

TMA offered free TrigoldCrystal for limited period

The new TrigoldCrystal sourcing and point of sale system will be offered to all...

Regulator seeks to improve consumer understanding of complaints handing

The FSA has published proposals to improve transparency over how firms handle complaints. This would...

Bristol and Bromsgrove courses for HBS users

Home Buyer Systems has published details of its forthcoming HBSLite sales training courses. They will...

Nationwide doesn’t expect great demand for 125% deal

Nationwide has launched a 125% LTV product for existing borrowers in negative equity. The UK's...

No big banking tactics, promises new commercial brand

Aldermore, a new brand being launched on Friday, is promising &quotdependable banking&quot. Borne out of...

Base rate held by MPC

As widely predicted, the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the...

Banks face public wrath over lack of lending

Estate agents have claimed that the British public is furious with banks and building...

IERAA officially launches

The Independent Equity Release Adviser Alliance has hailed its launch yesterday as a success. Nine...

Tiuta to bring forward new product launches

Specialist lender Tiuta PLC has been pleased with the response to its June launch...

PROTECTION: Voicing IP

Chris McFarlane, head of protection, at LV= explains what Income Protection is and why...

Nearly 9m web mortgage searches made in May

Evaluate Technologies claims that more than 8.8 million mortgages searches were made in May...

Consultation into PPI changes launched

The Competition Commission (CC) has published a draft order for consultation setting out how...

Smallest quarterly house price fall since Q1 2008

House prices declined by 0.5% in June, according to the Halifax House Price Index. Britain's...

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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...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

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Commuter belt triumphs as Chesham and Amersham top UK retirement wellbeing index

Chesham and Amersham, a Buckinghamshire constituency more commonly associated with the commuter belt than...

TMG Mortgage Network opens new head office and makes key hire

TMG Mortgage Network has underlined its ambitions for long-term growth with the opening of...

Millbrook Business Finance appoints operations director

Millbrook Business Finance has appointed Sally Chesterton as operations director. Chesterton (pictured) brings more than...

Nationwide cuts residential mortgage rates

Nationwide has announced a fresh round of rate reductions across its mortgage range, with...