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Banks face public wrath over lack of lending

Estate agents have claimed that the British public is furious with banks and building...

IERAA officially launches

The Independent Equity Release Adviser Alliance has hailed its launch yesterday as a success. Nine...

Tiuta to bring forward new product launches

Specialist lender Tiuta PLC has been pleased with the response to its June launch...

PROTECTION: Voicing IP

Chris McFarlane, head of protection, at LV= explains what Income Protection is and why...

Nearly 9m web mortgage searches made in May

Evaluate Technologies claims that more than 8.8 million mortgages searches were made in May...

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...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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