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Cavendish unveils new brand to mark 40th anniversary

One of the UK’s longest-standing conveyancing firms has marked its 40th year in business...

The Leeds and L&C streamline applications with open banking pilot

Leeds Building Society and L&C Mortgages have introduced a new automated process that enables...

SBI UK trims buy-to-let mortgage rates

The State Bank of India (UK) Limited has announced a major round of interest...

Paragon Bank bolsters SME lending division with focus on green energy

Paragon Bank has strengthened its SME lending division with two senior appointments, as it...

House prices hold firm as market activity rebounds

UK house prices remained broadly unchanged in June signalling renewed stability in the property...

Pepper Money broadens mortgage access for UK visa holders

Specialist lender Pepper Money has updated its residential mortgage criteria to allow UK visa...

The Darlington ups BTL LTV to 80% and unveils new fixed rates

Darlington Building Society has announced a significant enhancement to its buy-to-let offering, with the...

Gatehouse Bank posts fifth consecutive year of profit

Gatehouse Bank has reported a fifth consecutive year of profitability, with post-tax profit rising...

Fixed mortgage rates continue to fall as lenders ease stress tests and expand product ranges

Mortgage rates in the UK have continued their gradual decline with lenders also easing...

Hinckley & Rugby strengthens intermediary sales team

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has announced four internal promotions within its sales and...

Employees take the reins at WISEONE

The co-founders of Cheshire-based mortgage brokerage WISEONE have sold the business to its employees...

Fall-throughs cost UK homebuyers over £275m in Q1 as bridging finance demand surges

UK homebuyers and sellers lost an estimated £275.5 million in the first quarter of...

Nationwide under fire for denying binding vote on CEO’s £7m pay package

Nationwide Building Society is facing mounting criticism after refusing to offer members a binding...

TSB’s mortgages arm could survive Santander takeover as boss hints at brand’s future

TSB’s mortgage business may survive under its own name following Santander’s £2.9 billion acquisition...

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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