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Mortgage choice dips as lenders tread cautiously | M&PI 20 | September 2025
Mortgage & Property Investment Magazine
Autumn brings change – and new opportunities As we see out the end of summer 2025, in steps autumn, a season of change a…
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FCA data shows sharp contraction in UK financial services workforce as AI, regulation, and market pressures reshape the sector
New analysis of FCA permissions data reveals a sharp contraction in UK financial services, with regulated roles falling…
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Government’s renters’ rights bill rejection exposes fundamental misreading of rental market
Following the Commons debate last night, which saw the rejection of nearly all non-Government amendments to the Renters’…
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House prices continue to rise at a steady pace, according to the latest Halifax HPI
The UK housing market continued to show signs of resilience in August, with house prices rising by 0.3%—the third consec…
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TEI Podcast #6: Navigating tax-efficient planning in an era of rising taxes with Diana French from Triple Point
Podcasts, Tax-Efficient Investment
In this month’s special TEI (Tax-Efficient Investment) special edition of IFA Talk, Matt and Jenny dive into the topic o…
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Pepper Money presents shared ownership white paper to Downing Street to push for a more inclusive housing market
The Government is being urged to implement reforms to its shared ownership policy following a visit to Downing Street fr…
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Propertymark: Last chance for MPs to improve Renters’ Rights Bill
Consideration of amendments passed in the House of Lords will be looked at by MPs on Monday 8 September 2025 with Proper…
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PEXA hits remortgage milestone as it processes over £200M in UK transactions
PEXA, the digital property exchange platform, today announces that it has processed over £200M in UK remortgage transact…
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Rathbones: Chancellor has one chance to ‘stop the rot’ as tough decisions loom
The Chancellor begins a 12-week countdown to the Budget, with Labour’s majority offering scope for spending cuts. Rathbo…
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TPR data sheds light on impact of Truss mini-budget with major improvements in DB funding
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) publishes today its Occupational defined benefit scheme funding analysis 2025, looking at s…
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Untapped demand – Jason Butler considers whether advisers are missing a trick when it comes to working with younger clients
Since he stopped being a financial adviser two years ago, Jason Butler’s personal experiences have reinforced his view that there is a…
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How soon is now? Tomorrow’s pensioners are facing an increasingly tough task in funding a decent standard of living in retirement. Richard Harvey voices concerns that the problems are just not being properly addressed.
You would have thought that all the time and money poured into encouraging younger people to save for retirement would, by now,…
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Better Business – less is more. Brett Davidson on how to ask great questions and refine your listening skills
Everyone knows that the secret to being a great adviser is to have excellent listening skills. That means the client does most…
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Dangerous times – Brian Tora considers whether there are investment lessons to be learned from the past as he confesses to finding the current scenario hard to read
October can be a tricky month for investors. The Great Wall Street Crash of 1929 took place in October. Black Monday,…
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The rise and rise of paraplanning – the first in a two part series looking at the role of the paraplanner
In the first of a two part series looking at the role of the paraplanner, Sue Whitbread looks at how effective integration…
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And Breathe… Michael Wilson ponders shrinking dividend cover and Brexternalities
Every now and then, this old fundamentalist spots something that makes him put down his early morning coffee cup and rub his…
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Never say never again. You think subprime lending has learned its lesson from the noughties banking crisis? Maybe, and maybe not, says Michael Wilson
What’s the one thing we all know about the 2008 financial crisis? Correct, it started when a bunch of major banks…
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Compliance – not regulated – really? Compliance expert, Tony Catt, considers the issues.
Advisers operate in a world where regulation is king, but should the compliance function be regulated too? With the Senior Managers and…
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Be effective in getting referrals – part 3 in our series from Matt Anderson, The Referrals Academy
This is the third and final article in his series for IFA Magazine aimed at improving your success at getting referrals. In…