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Inflation hits 3.4%

Consumer price inflation (CPI) has risen to 3.4% in March from 3% in February,...

L&G launches exclusive fix with no credit scoring

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive two-year fixed rate mortgage at...

Profit bounce for Callcredit

Profits grew by 54% at Callcredit Information Group during 2009, as the business posted...

Debts being repaid, not consolidated

Sainsbury's Finance research suggest that debt consolidation is now a much less significant reason...

AIFA calls for fairer FSA costs

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has called for the FSA to radically...

New director at Perspective Financial Group

Perspective Financial Group Ltd, the consolidation vehicle for IFA firms, has appointed Ian Wilkinson...

Xit2 launches asset management service

and demonstrate an auditable trail of activity and communication that has TCF and third party oversight at the heart of its design.""

Over 75% LTV and pay &quotsubstantially&quot more: Defaqto

Borrowers with small deposits are paying substantially more for mortgages according to latest figures...

24% rise in gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £11.5 billion in March, a 24% rise from...

Three top reasons for equity release revealed

In 2009 almost 30% of all Bridgewater Equity Release's customers were planning to use...

SimplyBiz supports new AIFA Diploma

SimplyBiz, the compliance and business support company, has given its backing to the new...

Abbey in loyalty reward initiative

Abbey for Intermediaries (AfI) has launched a 'Loyal Mover' proposition, with the introduction of...

Vantis BRS appoints insolvency practitioner

Vantis Business Recovery Services (BRS), a division of Vantis, the UK accounting, tax and...

HIP code amended to accommodate ‘exchange ready’ pack

The Home Information Pack (HIP) Code has been changed to recognise 'exchange ready packs'. AHIPP,...

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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