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The Leeds lowers mortgage rates by up to 40bps

Leeds Building Society is set to reduce interest rates across a broad selection of...

Borrower confidence returns as mortgage applications up 42%

Borrower confidence appears to be returning to the UK mortgage market, with June data...

SmartSearch and Plannr join forces to streamline AML compliance

SmartSearch has announced a strategic partnership with Plannr in a move set to simplify...

YouConvey hire to drive broker engagement strategy

YouConvey has appointed industry veteran Teresa Abols as senior business development manager, as it...

One in eight new lifetime mortgages now taken out by owners of high-value homes

New data from Pure Retirement has revealed that 12% of its new lifetime mortgage...

Hinckley & Rugby unveils new Income Flex deals with 5.5x LTI

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has launched three new products under its Income Flex...

Simplybiz launches national support programme for FCA data request

Simplybiz has launched a national support programme to assist financial advisers with the latest...

Housebuilders agree £100m affordable housing payment following CMA probe

Seven of the UK’s largest housebuilders have agreed to pay a combined £100 million...

Accord cuts fixed residential rates up to 90% LTV

Accord Mortgages is set to reduce rates across its residential mortgage range from today,...

New platform offers cash for spare rooms

A new platform promising upfront cash payments to homeowners in exchange for renting out...

Just Mortgages to host recruitment event for self-employed adviser prospects

Just Mortgages is hosting an exclusive event in July aimed at mortgage advisers considering...

SMEs welcome transport infrastructure boost as key to unlocking regional growth

The government’s £92 billion investment in road and rail projects across England has been...

Regulators raise LTI exemption threshold to ease burden on smaller mortgage lenders

The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority have confirmed that they will...

SortRefer’s regional events drive 743% ROI

SortRefer has hailed its 2025 regional events programme as a resounding success, reporting a...

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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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