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Pledge to improve green code

Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has launched proposals for a more consumer-friendly green...

NAEA dusts off its crystal ball

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has outlined its predictions for the UK...

FOREX firm launches Preferred Partner scheme

Archangel Intermediaries (AI) has outlined its 'Preferred Partner' offering for intermediaries who are able...

Move to wind up lettings agency

An action has begun in the High Court to shut down a South London-based...

Consumers positive on house price growth: BSA

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AIFA consulting lawyers over Keydata collapse

The FSA has been called upon to instigate a full review of its authorisations...

IFAs top ‘fairness’ poll

IFAs have been rated by consumers as the 'most fair' of the financial services...

Safe&Secure Insurance next stop for Berry

Jason Berry is to join Midlands based general insurance specialist Safe&Secure Insurance in the...

£4m extra pledged for debt advice

Housing Minister John Healey has extended free advice for families facing the threat of...

SRB provider joins forces with debt management firm

Sale and rent back provider DB Housing Solutions has teamed up with debt solutions...

More action on arrears and repossessions called for

Measures to help struggling homeowners weather the recession need to be strengthened to prevent...

Fixes less and less popular

Fixed rates accounted for only 29% of all purchases and remortgages in November, according...

Remortgaging at two-year low

The total value of outstanding loans is now £1,203 billion, an increase of 1%...

Sales head quits Platform

Jason Berry, Platform's head of sales, has left the specialist lender. Berry joined the Britannia-owned...

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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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