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HIPs scrapped but FTB stamp duty moves fall short

The new government has suspended Home Information Packs (HIPs) with immediate effect. However, the energy...

Recognise intermediaries’ value: AMI

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) wants the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), FSA...

ARLA announces new president

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) has appointed a new president, Sue Hughes-Thomas....

Landlords positive about the future

Landlord optimism is at its highest since 2007 but remains fragile, according to the...

AEGON launches customer protection claims website

AEGON has launched a new website and guide, aimed at customers to help them...

New president for NAEA

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has announced the appointment of Michael Jones...

Construction recovery hampered by lack of development finance

5% more chartered surveyors reported rising rather than falling workloads for the first quarter...

Inflation hitting pensioner income

Rising prices are taking a 3.55% slice out of pensioner income with pensioner couples...

Landlords need help over unlawful evictions

A law firm is advising landlords to get the correct legal advice to avoid...

Late rate decision saw MPC vote unanimously

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously in favour of maintaining...

PPI dominates FOS complaint rise

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) resolved a record 166,321 disputes during the 2009/10 financial...

ANALYSIS: upswing in mortgage purchases is on its way

There are reasons to be cheerful, argues Dean Jones, head of paaleads.com It's been almost...

Offset mortgages now attractive to higher rate taxpayers

Research firm Defaqto argues that the combination of flexibility, tax advantages and low interest...

AIFA pays tribute to Ian Thorneycroft

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has expressed its sadness at the passing...

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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