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Santander supports new build buyers with revised lending criteria

Santander UK has updated its affordability calculations for new build homes which should allow...

IMLA: 3.5 million still locked out of market

The number of would-be homeowners in the UK still waiting to enter the property...

Coventry for intermediaries lowers BTL and residential rates

Coventry for intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 10 basis points across...

Property transactions rebound in May after SDLT-related lull

Property transactions across the UK rose sharply in May following a subdued April, as...

The Leeds eases affordability rules

Leeds Building Society is reducing the stress rates it applies when assessing mortgage affordability,...

HSBC Life (UK) expands adviser support for protection market

HSBC Life (UK) is looking to strengthen its position in the UK protection market...

Atom bank cuts near prime rates for second time in June

Atom bank has announced its second reduction in near prime mortgage rates this month. The...

The Exeter reports strong growth in 2024 results

Mutual health and life insurer The Exeter has reported a 20.9% rise in gross...

The Coventry named among UK’s best workplaces for wellbeing

Coventry Building Society has been ranked among the UK’s top employers for wellbeing, securing...

Aldermore provides £37.6m loan for South West PBSA portfolio

Aldermore has completed a £37.6 million commercial mortgage facility to support the refinancing and...

UTB cuts bridging rates and eases criteria in broker-driven overhaul

United Trust Bank (UTB) has unveiled a series of rate reductions and criteria enhancements...

Fleet Mortgages expands SPV lending criteria

Fleet Mortgages has introduced a significant overhaul of its criteria for lending to Special...

Norton Group hires head of operations to boost broker service

Norton Group has appointed Amy Husband as head of operations as the Rotherham-based lender...

Paragon Bank expands northern presence with dual BDM appointment

Paragon Bank has strengthened its mortgages sales team with the appointment of two new...

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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