Mortgages

Just Mortgages’ self-employed division continues to grow

Just Mortgages has reported that its self-employed division has increased six-fold in less than...

Longer-term mortgages more popular than two-year deals

Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence Tracking Index report has found that the preference for longer-term...

InterBay Commercial joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added InterBay Commercial to its mortgage lender panel. Paradigm member firms...

Paul Flowers banned by FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Paul Flowers, the former chair of Co-operative Bank,...

Hanley Economic BS unveils Help to Buy remortgage deal

The Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a two-year discounted remortgage product for Help...

TMA unveils anti-money laundering checks

TMA Club has launched SmartSearch to improve its electronic identification checks (EID). DAs can...

Gig economy could still face financial exclusion

Equifinance has argued that the ‘gig economy’ - highlighted in the Taylor Review -...

Virgin Money expands shared ownership proposition

Following its launch in London, the South West and South East, Virgin Money has expanded...

New 95% LTV deals from Sainsbury’s Bank

Sainsbury’s Bank is extending its mortgage range with the launch of four new 95%...

Equity stake of £86,000 helps get that second home

Lloyds Bank has reported that first-time sellers see potential interest rate rises as their...

MBE Leeds details revealed

Registration for Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds is now open for brokers, IFAs and...

The West Brom to pay retention proc fees

The West Brom for Intermediaries will be introducing procuration fees for retained residential mortgage...

Vida Homeloans hires director of new business operations

Vida Homeloans has appointed Deb Smith as director of new business operations. Smith (pictured) joins...

Platform refreshes brand and marketing

Platform is using real mortgage brokers in a new marketing campaign to demonstrate how it...

COMMENT

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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