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FCA eases mortgage rules to boost affordability and simplify remortgaging

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled a package of reforms designed to streamline...

Time Finance targets materials handling sector with senior appointment and strategic push

Time Finance has announced its entry into the materials handling sector as it looks...

Younger adults lead the way as one in four Brits fail to save each month

New figures from mutual society Shepherds Friendly suggest a stark generational divide in saving...

Atom bank cuts commercial mortgage rates as service speeds up

Atom bank has announced a 0.25% reduction across its fixed rate standard commercial mortgage...

Vida unveils AI chatbot to expand broker support

Specialist mortgage lender Vida has launched an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to improve support for...

Recognise Bank backs Hertfordshire co-living scheme with £4.2m bridging facility

Recognise Bank has provided a £4.2m commercial bridging loan to support the redevelopment of...

Skipton Business Finance bolsters North West growth with senior hire

Skipton Business Finance has appointed Dan Grainger as regional sales director, in a move...

Lending into retirement and intergenerational mortgages key to tackling affordability crisis

Senior mortgage market figures have called for a shift in lending practices to help...

National Friendly expands Friendly Shield with smart dental support

National Friendly has marked the first anniversary of its Friendly Shield protection product by...

SDKA completes £1.5m bridge on 18-property portfolio in Barnsley

Bridging lender SDKA has completed a complex £1.5m transaction involving a portfolio of 18...

Afin Bank set to offer mortgages to diaspora communities in the UK

A new digital bank focused on the African diaspora and other under-served communities is...

Skipton lowers income threshold for high LTI mortgages

Skipton Building Society is lowering the minimum income threshold required for borrowers seeking high...

GC Business Finance reports record quarter for Start Up Loans

GC Business Finance has recorded its most successful quarter to date in the delivery...

Sellers cut prices sharply to compete as buyers regain confidence

UK housing stock may be at its most plentiful in over a decade but...

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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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