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BSA calls for ‘housing for all’ in Wales

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has called on all parts of the Welsh housing...

Finance classes help 12,000 develop key money skills

A partnership between pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group, part of Young Enterprise) and Experian...

Brightstar to launch sourcing system in Q3

Brightstar announces forthcoming ‘easysource’ sourcing system Brightstar will be launching a sourcing system for intermediaries...

Lee Carling joins West One Loans

West One Loans has appointed Lee Carling as head of collections. Carling has over 15 years’ experience...

New fee free deals from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a series of new mortgage rates. The rates include a range...

Three new BDMs for Metro Bank

Metro Bank has announced the appointment of three new field-based business development managers (BDMs) as...

30% of brokers expect fee hike

The Nottingham Building Society has stated that average fees on 'best buy' fixed rate...

Prestige improves secured loan competitiveness

Prestige Finance has simplified its prime and large loan ranges. The second charge lender, which...

The Dudley targets larger loans

The Dudley Building Society has unveiled three new products through its panel of distributor...

HMOs provide better savings opportunity than renting alone

Professional tenants are able to save £134 more a month by sharing in a...

Average retired household contributes £6.5k in tax a year

The amount of tax paid annually by the average retired household in the UK...

New HNW deals from Precise

Precise Mortgages has unveiled a set of exclusive buy-to-let products aimed at the high net...

LV= Broker adopts Vizolution technology

LV= is to use Vizolution’s vChat, a web chat capability for LV= employees speaking...

New HMO valuation methodology at Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has unveiled a new HMO valuation methodology for its...
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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 searches edge higher year-on-year in February

Mortgage search activity eased back from January’s early-year spike in February, but remained ahead...
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Precise waives valuation fees on residential loans up to £400k

Precise has introduced free standard valuations on residential properties worth up to £400,000 as...
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The Mansfield trims specialist mortgage rates

Mansfield Building Society has cut fixed rates across its Versatility and Credit Repair mortgage...
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Countrywide Surveying Services academy adds to residential surveyor pipeline

Countrywide Surveying Services has reported fresh progress in its training academy after 11 trainees...

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