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The Leeds sponsors football team

The Leeds Building Society has agreed a two-year home strip sponsorship of AFC Horsforth.  The club, which...

Cost of small business disruption calculated

Over 550,000 small businesses in the UK have been forced to halt trading due to...

New fixes from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has unveiled two new fixed rate mortgages. The mortgages, available for teachers...

New CeMAP diploma introduced

A new, higher-level CeMAP qualification is being launched by The London Institute of Banking &...

The Yorkshire unveils fixed rate cuts

The Yorkshire Building Society has introduced a number of rate cuts across two, three and five-year...

FCA to consult on arrears remediation guidance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to consult on new guidance on the treatment of...

LendInvest Development Finance counts the miles

LendInvest has revealed that its development finance team has travelled over 2,500 miles in...

£12k cost of starting a new business

The average cost of starting up a new business is £12,601, according to new...

Bower launches equity release training academy

Bower Retirement has unveiled an equity release training academy to support new recruits as it...

Cost of mortgages continues to fall

Mortgage Brain’s latest quarterly product data analysis has showed further reductions in the cost of...

Wales to maintain stamp duty surcharge

The Welsh government has decided to continue the additional 3% stamp duty surcharge on...

PFS launches new events app

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has unveiled a new interactive events app. The aim is...

Shawbrook continues commercial partner days

Shawbrook Bank's commercial mortgage team has welcomed over a hundred brokers to its annual...

FSE Midlands seminar programme published

Front Events, organisers of Financial Services Expo (FSE) Midlands, has revealed announced the full...

COMMENT

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

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Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched...

Yorkshire BS members save millions through commission-free insurance offer

Yorkshire Building Society says its commission-free insurance proposition has helped members save more than...

Confidence in household finances falls as more families fear impact of unexpected shocks

Nearly a third of UK adults are not confident their household could withstand an...

Landbay cuts Premier buy-to-let rates again as five-year fixes down 17bps

Landbay has reduced rates across its Premier buy-to-let range for the second time this...

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