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Could Cristiano Ronaldo really be about to leave Real Madrid?

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Commuters hit by rent rises as well as train fare hikes

Landbay’s latest Rental Index shows that commuters in almost half of London’s most popular...

Accord offers £500 cashback to remortgaging landlords

Accord is adding £500 cashback to eight remortgage buy-to-let loans. Deals include a 2.44% five-year fix...

New FCA chair appointed

Charles Randell CBE has been appointed as the new Chair of the Financial Conduct...

How The Premier League Became A Dream Destination For Young Brazilians

Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase...

Daily financial worries cause of stress for millions

Over 13.8 million people (28.8%) say daily money worries are their main cause of...

Co-op Insurance apprenticeship scheme boosts growth strategy

Co-op Insurance has taken on 25 new apprentices, including students from the Co-op Academies...

SME bosses optimistic about funding outlook

75% of of SMEs, representing 4.13 million small and medium sized businesses across the...

Octane Capital hires senior credit manager

Graham Macaulay has joined Octane Capital as senior credit manager. Macaulay (pictured) joins from Octopus...

Ingard expands conveyancing panel

Mortgage network Ingard has added GWlegal (formerly Goldsmith Williams) to its approved panel of...

LendInvest’s lending up 33% year-on-year

LendInvest lent £500 million to help professional property investors, developers and landlords buy, build or...

Platform lowers rates on all 90% LTV deals

Platform has cut rates on all 90% LTV mortgages across two, three and five...

Nike Invented Self-Lacing Sneakers Because the Future Is Now

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House prices rose by 2.6% in 2017

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth ended the year...

COMMENT

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

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Squirrel Financial Planning grows to seven in first year

Squirrel Financial Planning has grown from a one-person mortgage and financial planning business to...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards...

Mortgage repayments set to rise for 5m households by 2028

More than five million households are projected to see their mortgage repayments increase by...

Buying costs outpace house prices threefold since 2019

The cost of buying a home has risen more than three times faster than...

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