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Significant numbers in debt consider loan sharks

Insolvency trade body R3 has claimed that as many as 67,000, or 7% of...

COMMENT: equity release fee models

There are many questions to ask about equity release advice, says Peter Welch, head...

OFT makes high-cost credit recommendations

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published the final report of its review...

HML appoints client relations chief

HML has appointed James Parker as its director of client relations. Parker, who has been...

Potential FTBs better off buying, says Santander

New research from Santander Mortgages suggests that the vast majority of potential first-time buyers...

HIPs decision boosts supply: RICS

House prices rose slightly in May, but the Government's decision to abolish HIPs has...

RBS customer charter welcomed

NatWest and RBS have launched a Customer Charter, which is claims has been created...

Dead end for DND as permissions revoked

David Neil Dodds, trading as DND Mortgages, has had his permissions to carry out...

Average mortgage rate lowest level since December: Countrywide

The average interest rate of Countrywide's top 10 most popular mortgages in May fell...

May’s advice interest &quotvery encouraging&quot

May witnessed the largest upswing in consumers looking for purchase mortgage advice in 2010...

FSA appoints senior adviser

The FSA had appointed Tom Boardman to the role of life insurance senior adviser. Boardman...

Protected: Aldermore expands distribution

is fast and refreshingly straightforward and we're looking forward to working with both organisations over the coming months."""

Foresters agrees will and probate deal

Foresters Friendly Society has entered into a partnership with wills and probate specialist group...

Berry completes charity triathlon

Jason Berry, from general insurance specialist Safe&Secure Insurance, completed his triathlon last week and...

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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