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Protection market continues upward trend with strong Q1 figures

The UK protection market has seen a buoyant start to the year, with new...

Clydesdale Bank cuts large loan threshold for direct underwriter access

Clydesdale Bank has announced a significant change to its large loan proposition, reducing the...

OMS deepens integration with Nationwide

One Mortgage System (OMS) has expanded its integration with Nationwide Building Society following the...

Developer uses Aspen to unlock new North London opportunities

An experienced North London developer has turned once more to Aspen Bridging to support...

Pepper Money introduces HMO mortgage range

Specialist lender Pepper Money has unveiled a new mortgage product for houses in multiple...

Widening gap in healthy life expectancy underscores case for later life lending

A widening divide between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in the UK is...

Black & White Bridging passes £250m lending milestone

Black & White Bridging has surpassed £250m in total lending, marking a key milestone...

Bridger named one of Best Places to Work for second consecutive year

Specialist short-term lender Kuflink has once again secured its place on the Sunday Times...

Nationwide trims home mover and remortgage rates

Nationwide is cutting fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.12 percentage points across selected...

Together completes £500m bond issue

Together Financial Services has successfully completed the issuance of £500 million in senior secured...

Assetz Capital backs final phase of 33-home scheme in County Antrim

Assetz Capital has completed a £705,000 development finance facility to support the final phase...

Accord raises lending limits and expands 95% LTV to new-build homes

Accord Mortgages has announced a substantial uplift to its maximum loan amounts, with increases...

Hodge backs multi-million pound pub portfolio purchase

Hodge Real Estate Finance has supported the acquisition of a major pub portfolio in...

Clydesdale Bank relaxes buy-to-let affordability criteria

Clydesdale Bank has made a series of changes to its buy-to-let affordability assessment, allowing...

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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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