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New associates for the CML

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has announced the addition of another five new...

Scottish Widows Protect range made more accessible

50% of the UK’s mortgage holders (8.2 million people) have no life cover in place...

The Source offers alternative football championship

During Euro 2016, Source Rewards has set up a football championship of its own – Flick...

The Nationwide joins the ABI

The Nationwide Building Society has become the ABI’s latest associate member. Nationwide is the UK's...

FSE Cardiff seminar programme unveiled

The seminar programme for the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Cardiff has been revealed. FSE Cardiff...

Uinsure brings back ‘cash for goals’ promotion

Uinsure has said that for every goal scored - by any team - throughout...

Brits wasting cash with insurance auto-renewals

MoneySuperMarket has revealed that homeowners are collectively wasting £37 million annually by allowing their...

Lack of protection for vital homemakers

Housewives and househusbands are the happiest in their careers despite working more than 60...

ABI announces new chairman

Andy Briggs, CEO of Aviva UK Life and chairman of Aviva Global Life, has been...

L&G reveals children’s critical illness figures

Legal & General paid out £1.9 million in children’s critical illness claims in 2015. The...

New associate member for the ABI

Law firm DWF has become the latest associate member of the Association of British...

Paymentshield unveils Euro 2016 fantasy league

Paymentshield has announced the launch of its Euros 2016 Fantasy Football League for mortgage...

Multimillion pound fine for CT Capital

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined CT Capital Ltd £2,360,900 for serious failings...

Homeowners claim lender insurance trap

14% of homeowners arranged their home insurance through their mortgage lender, and 30% of...

COMMENT

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

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Mortgage availability rises as lenders cut pricing

Mortgage availability increased in the first quarter of 2026 as lenders loosened supply and...

Keystone cuts buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates across its fixed rate buy-to-let ranges by up...

ModaMortgages adds limited edition buy-to-let fixes from 3.39%

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition range of buy-to-let mortgages spanning standard properties as...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be...

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