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eGateway adds pension referral service

eGateway, the free intermediary trading platform, has announced a new strategic partnership enabling members...

LV= extends unemployment exclusion offer again

LV= has further extended its offer to remove the initial 60 day unemployment claim...

VIEWPOINT: sale and rent back – completing the advice circle?

Julian Sampson, partner at Wright & Wright LLP, reflects on how quickly regulation of...

Plunge in housing equity withdrawals

The Bank of England estimate for Housing Equity Withdrawal (HEW) for 2009 Q1 is...

RBS unveils shared equity deals

RBS Intermediary Partners (RBS IP) has launched three new shared equity mortgages exclusively for...

New chief for Partnership’s retirement division

Andrew Megson has joined Partnership as managing director of its retirement division. He was most...

Broker banned for fraudulent mortgage application

The FSA has banned Hornchurch-based mortgage broker Abdul Karim for submitting a mortgage application...

For Sale and Sold signs point to road to recovery

Data based on For Sale and Sold board movements suggests the residential housing market...

TCF Debt Solutions expands agency base

TCF Debt Solutions has reported a further 20% increase in agencies granted to intermediaries...

Consumer Panel gets permanent chairman

Adam Phillips has been appointed chairman of the Financial Services Consumer Panel. He has...

Just Retirement add key account directors

Retirement solutions provider Just Retirement has appointed three senior sales people into the newly...

Leadbay in PMI pilot

Leadbay has begun a trial in private medical insurance leads with Best Health UK...

AFB calls for regulators to sort out funding crisis

The Association of Finance Brokers (AFB) has called for regulators to help reopen the...

OFT to look at high cost credit

The Office of Fair Trading has launched a review into the supply of high...

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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