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VAS Assurance reaches £200m milestone

VAS Assurance’s Valuation Desktop+ has hit two key milestones in completing over £200m worth...

Hampshire Trust Bank joins ASTL

Hampshire Trust Bank has become the latest member to join the Association of Short-Term...

High streets still important despite Covid-related decline

New research from Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has found that the quality of local...

Bridge Help joins Finova’ lender panel

Specialist short-term finance provider, Bridge Help, has joined the Finova Payment and Mortgage Services...

Hope Capital unveils new collection and cuts fixed rates

Hope Capital has streamlined its proposition with the aim of providing a more affordable, flexible...

VAS Panel completes over £1bn worth of valuations for Allica Bank

VAS Panel has completed over £1bn worth of valuations for Allica Bank in 16...

Hampshire Trust Bank increases maximum BTL loan size

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has enhanced its specialist buy-to-let offering, which includes Limited Company,...

Why brokers value flexible buy-to-let lenders

Despite the many challenges landlords face, the truth is that the rental market remains...

Allica Bank reduces commercial mortgage rates

Allica Bank wants to take on the high-street banks on rate as well as...

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services adds Hope Capital to panel

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has unveiled a partnership with specialist bridging loan provider,...

It’s an exciting time for intermediaries

When it comes to specialist finance, I firmly believe that the use of an...

Sirius completes £1.1m bridge in four days

Sirius Property Finance has completed a £1.1m bridging loan to finance the purchase of...

Aspen completes £5.2m heavy works bridge-to-let deal

Aspen Bridging has completed a £5.2m Heavy Works bridge-to-let at 75%, inclusive of 100%...

Rebrand for VAS Group

VAS Group has been rebranded to VAS Valuation Group, while its VAS Audit division...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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