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There’s more to owning a house than getting a mortgage. And the right adviser should be able to help here as well. Those listed on www.unbiased.co.uk are likely to be full independent financial advisers who can take a look at your wider financial affairs. If you want a new investment plan to help you clear your mortgage debt they should be able to find it for you. Most brokers should also help shop around for buildings and contents insurance if you need it.

Finally if you are an older person looking to raise money out of your home (or maybe someone who wants to help your parents do so) then you too may need a qualified adviser. The FSA is gradually bringing every type of equity release scheme under its jurisdiction so that the firms that advise on them have to follow the same type of standards as ordinary mortgage and investment brokers. Once more the FSA website, www.fsa.gov.uk has more information on this complicated area.

Financial Services Top UK Tables

The fastest growing business sector in the UK over the past ten years is the financial industry

During the period 1996 to 2006 UK banking and finance surpassed all other business sectors with output having grown from 76.4% over ten years, other services grew by only 43.5%.

It was stated that Financial Services contributed huge amounts to the Exchequer and employed a million plus employees. The sector as a whole contributes over £100bn annually to the economic growth of the UK.

The figures prove that even with adverse conditions we have in the UK a world beating industry