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Trio joins Investec

Investec has made three appointments to its mortgage team. Robert Evans joins the professional mortgage team...

Nationwide to cut loyalty rate mortgages

The Nationwide Building Society will tomorrow (10 June) cut selected two and three-year fixed...

25,000 jobs to go at HSBC

HSBC is to shed thousands of staff around the world as it looks to...

Apple Pay to come to UK this autumn

Major UK banks have signed up to allow its customers access to Apple Pay...

Virgin offers Sex Pistols credit cards

Virgin Money has announced an exclusive range of Sex Pistols credit cards. The controversial punk...

North-South repossession gap “clearly closing”

The North-South divide in home repossessions closed by a fifth from 2013 to 2014,...

Accord Mortgages unveils fee-free deals

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of 20 fee-free fixed-rate mortgages with either £250...

BM Solutions cuts rates on three and five-year fixes

BM Solutions has cut the rates on its three and five-year fixed rate products. Key changes include: Three-year...

Halifax cuts rates

Halifax has cut the rates across first-time buyer, homemover and remortgage products by up to...

Kensington completes another securitisation

Kensington has closed a securitisation of £508 million, its second transaction in less than...

Aldermore cuts two-year BTL fixed rates

Aldermore has cut its buy-to-let range of two-year fixed rate mortgages by up to...

Investment paying off at Berkeley Alexander

Berkeley Alexander has revealed that its results at the end of April show a 56%...

Large rise in registrations for Key Partnership

Key Partnerships has revealed that it has registered over 5,500 advisers, a 41% increase on...

Positive Commercial Finance expands

Positive Commercial Finance has appointed Samantha Williamson as business development manager. She was previously with...

COMMENT

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...

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...

The Mansfield trims specialist mortgage rates

Mansfield Building Society has cut fixed rates across its Versatility and Credit Repair mortgage...

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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