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New holiday let deals from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has cut rates by up to 0.30 percentage points on...

Mortgage market bounced back in May

Both residential (£11.1bn) and buy-to-let lending (£3.4bn) in May were higher than in April,...

HMO investment outperforming traditional buy-to-let

Platinum Property Partners has revealed that its analysis comparing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)...

Paragon refreshes mortgage range

Paragon Mortgages has launched a range of three year fixed rate products and refreshed...

Panacea Adviser publishes new advisory guide

Panacea Advise has unveiled a new guide for financial advisory practices entitled Getting Ready for...

NACFB to hold EGM

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) is inviting all its members to a special...

Strong six months for Bibby

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has reported that it completed 609 new deals, agreeing upwards...

Olympic Park prices grow at double national market rate

Three years on from the London 2012 Olympic Games, the latest research from Lloyds...

Paratus AMC welcomes Keystone-Landbay partnership

Paratus AMC has welcomed the new partnership between buy-to-let lender Keystone and Landbay, the...

New chairman for Shawbrook

Iain Cornish has been appointed as chairman of Shawbrook Group. Sir George Mathewson has stepped...

Shakeup at Countrywide as Stockton joins Bellpenny

Countrywide plc has made a number of key appointments to its executive team. It also...

Treasury delays new FSCS saver protection level

The Treasury has revealed changes to the level of protection that savers will receive under...

BoE’s buy-to-let concerns echoed by Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has backed the Bank of England regarding its concerns over the buy-to-let market...

The Leeds raises £7,000 for children’s charity

Assistant managers from Leeds Building Society’s branches across Leeds have raised £7,000 for a...
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Ignorance, not cost, still the biggest barrier to protection sales

During 2024 CIExpert commissioned Opinium to speak to 5,000 consumers – a mix of genders and ages – regarding critical illness (CI) insurance. The aim...

The protection gap that runs all the way up the ladder

The property ladder is usually talked about in terms of deposits, equity, and affordability but recent research reveals a less visible truth; moving up...

Why landlords will continue to play a central role in meeting housing demand

This month’s Spring Statement may not have delivered dramatic housing announcements, but the data released alongside it paints a clear picture about the continued...

Debt awareness is as important for advisers as for clients

Debt Awareness Week, beginning on 16th March, provides a timely opportunity for reflection. The early months of the year have long been associated with...

Market may be overreacting to conflict-driven rate fears

Financial markets could be overreacting in the early days of the conflict as they take a second rate cut off the table this year. The...

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Mortgage Magic offers 90% Prometheus discount for women and LGBTQ+ led brokerages

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