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Plastic spending up 2.4% over holiday period

Shoppers spent more on debit and credit cards from 19 December to 31 December...

OPINION: Back to growth in 2010

How did we get through 2009, asks Dean Jones, head of paaleads.com As we start...

Bridgewater kicks off forum programme

Bridgewater Equity Release, the home reversion provider, is beginning its year of regional Broker...

Average house price in England and Wales now £161,554

The November data from Land Registry's flagship House Price Index shows a positive monthly...

Call to investigate fairness of credit market

The Treasury Committee has published a Report, Credit Searches, which calls on the Office...

Government looks to ban logbook loans

Consumer Minister reveals plans to ban Bills of sale lending The Consumer Minister Kevin Brennan...

Yorkshire helps FTBs with Stamp Duty changes

Yorkshire Building Society has increased the cashback on its first time buyer mortgages to...

OFT drops legal challenge to bank charges

Following the Supreme Court's judgment last month, the OFT is not to take further...

Country folk nonchalant about burglary

Millions of countryside dwellers are not taking adequate steps to protect their homes, according...

Dragon’s scheme goes live in East Anglia

An East Anglia estate agency has become the first to go live with 'Dragon'...

Six charged over commercial mortgage fraud

Six individuals have been charged with offences in connection with a series of high...

City Boys’ booze habits play havoc on premiums

Male motorists living in the City of London are most likely to have a...

FLA lending down 12% in October

The consumer credit markets continue to reflect current economic conditions, according to the Finance...

COMMENT: what will this year bring?

Harpal Singh, managing director of Conveyancing Alliance Ltd, looks forward to 2010 Without doubt 2010...

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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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