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Consultation into PPI changes launched

The Competition Commission (CC) has published a draft order for consultation setting out how...

Smallest quarterly house price fall since Q1 2008

House prices declined by 0.5% in June, according to the Halifax House Price Index. Britain's...

Baseline Capital rebranded

HML has rebranded its Baseline Capital subsidiary as HML Business Intelligence with immediate effect....

Consumers showing signs of increased confidence

Consumers are more confident the economy will be better than today in six months'...

NACFB brokers back Business Lending’s SME plea

Patrons of the NACFB have echoed Business Lending's continued call for greater government intervention...

Halifax voted best for insurance website

Halifax's Home Insurance Quote and Buy website has been rated number one in the...

Twitter news

BestAdvice.net can now be followed on Twitter. Our username is Best_Advice. It will not be used...

Bright Grey incorporates Unipass

Protection provider Bright Grey has added password system Unipass to its quote and apply...

Connells continues with the Coventy and Godiva

Connells Survey & Valuation has been re-appointed as one of Coventry Building Society and...

Another IFA acquisition for Perspective

and taking advantage of the range of services we can offer

B2L borrowers left helpless, claims Neil Young

The latest Young Index results from Young Group show that buy-to-let investors doubt they...

FSA contemplates extending approved persons regime to brokers

The FSA has admitted it is considering whether there is a need to change...

Which? calls for action on lenders failing TCF over arrears and repos

Which? has called on the Treasury Select Committee to make the FSA to name...

Lenders told to do more, faster, for borrowers in difficulty

41% of those having difficulty paying their mortgage do not seek advice in dealing...

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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