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Cirencester Friendly achieves Protection Distributors Group Claims Charter status
The PDG Claims Charter was introduced in 2018 to improve outcomes for claimants by raising basic levels of Best Practise undertaken by…
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Transfer values fell to a 12 month-low during November before recovering slightly
XPS Group’s Transfer Value Index reached a 12-month low, dropping to £151,000 during November 2024 before then recovering to its previous month-end position…
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Lifetime mortgages offer answer to inheritance worries
Written by Sanjay Gadhia, Head of Sales at later life lender, Standard Life Home Finance Now that the dust has settled from…
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Inheritance tax changes for farmers – How can they prepare?
Written by Matthew Yates, Partner and Joint Head of the Private Client team, Hunters Law LLP The government’s plan to impose inheritance…
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Quilter adds three more firms to its network
Quilter Financial Planning, the financial advice network of FTSE 250-listed Quilter plc, is pleased to announce that it has welcomed three new…
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What’s changed in land sales since the general election?
By Ian Barnett, National Land Director, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) What a difference a year makes! From a planning perspective, the final…
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Gold $3000: Conflict and Debt Top Investor Concerns for 2025
Geopolitics and worsening government debt will drive the price of gold up through $3000 per Troy ounce for the first time ever…
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Darlington Building Society finds nearly half of Brits have no savings
A staggering 40% of Brits have no savings in the bank, and only 13% have at least one month’s salary saved, according…
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Stamp duty threshold change to boost rental demand, say landlords
Landlords think the change to the stamp duty threshold next year will encourage tenants to stay longer and could even boost rental…
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Brokers Say Specialist Mortgage Cases Take a Lot More Time……but 96% say specialist customers are also more likely to use them again
According to research carried out for United Trust Bank Mortgages new white paper, 91% of brokers are spending a lot more time completing specialist…

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