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First Merchant joins ASTL

First Merchant has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate...

Peter Curran joins Countrywide plc

Countrywide plc has appointed Peter Curran to its financial services division, effective from 1...

Mortgage Brain appoints new national account manager

Mortgage Brain has appointed Chris Brown as one of its new national account managers. ...

New buyer demand up by 22%

Haart’s National Housing Market Monitor for March 2015 has reported a surge in buyer...

New Virgin Money exclusives for L&G

Legal & General Mortgage Club and Virgin Money have launched an exclusive range of...

Highest ever asking price of £286,133, says Rightmove

Rightmove has reported that the price of property coming to market has hit a...

‘Mortgage Freedom Day’ pushed back eight days

Halifax said last Saturday (18 April) was this year’s UK Mortgage Freedom Day. It is calculated...

It’s the supply, stupid

At the Council of Mortgage Lenders' (CML) annual lunch on Friday 17 April, the...

HSBC launches sub-1.99% five-year fix

HSBC is launching a five-year fix below 2% on Monday 20 April. It is available at...

Recently retired seek office rather than family

New research from Standard Life reveals that 66% of adults aged 65-74 want to...

Lloyds revamps product range

Lloyds Bank has announced changes to its mortgage product range. For homemovers, 90% LTV two...

Keystone unveils online illustration for Solutions range

Keystone has introduced a service whereby brokers wanting to give their landlord clients a...

New deals and rate cuts from Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has launched a new two-year fixed product for home movers, as well...

Paradigm on the road to Yorkshire

In April, Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, will be attending and hosting...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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