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Annualised house price inflation has been cut in two over the past month after house prices fell nationally, according to latest figures from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Origo, the developer of standards for ecommerce applications and supplier of digital certificates, is holding a "focus group" meeting for London-based IFAs on 1 December to discuss ecommerce in light of depolarisation and other regulatory changes.

There is still a rise in the number of properties being sold in the UK which are worth over £1m, the bulk of which are still sold in London, according to the latest £1m property Halifax survey.

People's fears over property prices ignore the fact uncertainties are also driving increasing numbers of people into the arms of buy-to-let landlords.

Delegates to this year's Dealing With Technology conference heard a number of predictions on different IT themes affecting the broker/dealer end of financial services.

Free software and a one-day conference event are being planned for mortgage intermediaries by software developer Focus Solutions as part of its drive into the pending regulated mortgage market.

A meeting of insurance, distribution and network executives and representatives of associations such as AIFA will be present at a forum hosted by IT provider Practiv at the Science Museum in London on 12 May.