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NatWest IS pulls all Exclusive residential products

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has announced the withdrawal of its residential Exclusive products. The products will...

Vida Homeloans set to return following securitisation

Belmont Green, the parent company of lender Vida Homeloans, has announced the pricing of...

VAS to provide desktop valuations for existing loan books

VAS Group’s valuation management division has launched Collateral Monitoring, in order to help with...

Covid-19 causing over-60s to rethink care plans

Canada Life has reported that 55% of the million over-60s who say they are...

MCI: activity returning to pre-Covid levels

MCI Club has reported that pre-mortgage activity in June has returned to the same...

Equity release customer numbers fell 27% in Q2

The latest Market Monitor from Key has found that while homeowners aged 55+ released...

Criteria searches up 68%

Knowledge Bank’s criteria activity tracker has revealed that brokers’ searches have increased by 68%,...

“Vast majority” of brokers open for business

53% of property and commercial finance brokers responding to United Trust Bank’s most recent...

Covid’s effects on physical and mental health revealed

Research from protection provider LV= has found that lockdown has benefitted the general population’s...

Conveyancers call for Welsh govt to match Stamp Duty changes

The Conveyancing Association (CA), which represents the conveyancing industry, has today called on the...

Majority of brokers at 100% of pre-Covid capacity

53% of property and commercial finance brokers responding to United Trust Bank’s most recent...

Stamp Duty cut until March 2021

As widely predicted, the Chancellor announced a temporary cut to Stamp Duty today. Rishi Sunak...

Paragon resumes physical valuations in Scotland & Wales

Paragon Bank has announced that surveyors will recommence physical valuations of properties in Scotland...

CA provides guidance on ‘local lockdown’ house moves

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has provided member firms and affiliates with guidance on how...

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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...

Autonomous AI is waiting for us

The UK rightly prides itself on having one of the most respected financial services sectors in the world but even strong markets benefit from...

TOM BILL: Rate cut expectations fade amid mixed signals

Borrowing costs have risen in recent weeks for reasons that include stronger-than-expected UK economic data and tempering the outlook for cheaper mortgages. However, an uncertain...

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Mortgage boss swaps rates for reindeer country in charity trek

While most brokers are worrying about swap rates and pipeline conversions, Liddle Perrett founder...

February rate cut looks unlikely as affordability pressures linger

Hopes of an early interest rate cut are fading making it increasingly likely the...

Growing uncertainty leaves UK adults rethinking long-term finances

Rising economic and political uncertainty is prompting a significant number of UK adults to...

The Marsden joins Brilliant Solutions panel to widen later life and expat lending access

Marsden Building Society has joined the Brilliant Solutions lender panel, expanding the range of...

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