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Coventry Intermediaries cuts residential rates

Coventry Intermediaries has cut rates across its residential range, with two-year fixed products starting...

Santander cuts high LTV rates

Santander has reduced rates on its 95% LTV two-year fixed Help to Buy mortgage...

The Leeds donates £1,250 to Marie Curie

Leeds Building Society’s branches have raised £1,250 for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal, by...

Virgin Money cuts residential mortgage rates

Virgin Money has made a number of changes to its residential mortgage range, which include...

Aldermore hires home counties relationship manager

Sarah McCawley has joined the residential mortgages team at Aldermore as a field-based relationship...

Axis Bank adds TBMC to its launch panel

TBMC has added Axis Bank to its buy-to-let panel. Axis Bank is entering the...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks launch cashback offer

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched another £1,000 cashback mortgage offer for homebuyers, as well...

Intermediaries split over MMR effects

Mortgage intermediaries are divided on the impact of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) on...

NACFB and Hitachi unveil apprenticeship programme

The NACFB has announced its first ever apprenticeship scheme in partnership with Hitachi Capital...

Investec Private Bank starts mortgage marketing drive

Investec has begun a new broker marketing campaign aimed at raising awareness of its...

The Skipton introduces online retirement community

Skipton Building Society is launching an online community, retiresavvy.co.uk, with the aim of encouraging and...

FHL unveils first time landlord product

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has launched an intermediary product with fixed and discounted rate...

Significant growth for Ultimate Finance Group

Ultimate Finance Group significantly increased its loan book and client base in its last...

Complete FS launches online sourcing

Twenty7Tec, a provider of online sourcing systems, has today announced that Complete FS, mortgage...

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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Just Wealth posts 63% rise in assets under management as referrals grow

Just Wealth, the financial advice arm of Just Mortgages, said assets under management rose...

Growing demand for faster, more supportive broker service among first-time buyers

First-time buyers are leaning heavily on brokers for speed, reassurance and help navigating affordability...

Middle East conflict clouds mortgage rate outlook and Autumn Budget decisions

Energy market volatility has driven borrowing costs higher in recent weeks, forcing mortgage lenders...

Clydesdale Bank to raise selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank will increase a range of residential and buy-to-let fixed rates from Friday...

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