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The nation's dinner parties have long held house prices as one of their stock topics of conversation.

Mortgage brokers are most concerned about attracting new clients and dealing with regulatory change, according to research by NatWest Intermediary Solutions.

Advisers who bemoan the quality of new entrants to financial services could help fill the skills gaps by going into schools and talking up the industry, the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) says.

A third - or almost 30,000 - of all consumer complaints referred to the financial ombudsman (FOS) in the second half of last year were against just three high street banks.

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced its first products since its launch last week.

New Zealand has stolen Canada's crown as British expats' favourite destination for a high quality of life, according to the findings of a global study of expat opinions and attitudes.

Nearly nine in ten British expats believe they are better placed to weather the global recession abroad, then in the UK, according to new research.

The Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, a charity which looks at opportunities and threats in the UK financial services industry, has appointed Tim Jones as co-director.

House prices are expected to climb 7% nationally next year on the back of strong gains in London, The Daily Telegraph reports the Nationwide as saying.

Mortgage lenders have been accused of cashing in on last month's bank rate rise, says the Times .