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Friends Life publishes children’s claim figures

Friends Life has revealed its claim figures for children from 2013. In total £1,471,900...

Mortgage approvals fell in April

The Bank of England has reported that the number of loan approvals for house...

P2P lender seeks new investors to fund growth

HNW Lending, the new peer-to-peer alternative lender that provides individual loans of between £60,000...

Sesame partners with Danske Bank

Appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to Danske Bank’s range of...

Reader’s Digest partners with Responsible Life

Retirement specialist Responsible Life has launched an exclusive partnership with Reader’s Digest UK, to...

The Saffron hires lending manager

Saffron Building Society has appointed Richard Clare as lending manager. He has responsibility for assessing...

Retirees not valuing advice

Retirees may not take up the offer of guidance announced in the Budget, according...

Defaqto launches new Star Ratings

Defaqto, the independent researcher of financial products, has launched new Life Assurance Star Ratings...

New brand identity for the Yorkshire group

Yorkshire Building Society Group, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, has unveiled a...

The Leeds cuts rates

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates on a selection of its mortgages by up...

SFI reprices and unveils new five BTL deal

On Monday, Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) is launching a new five-year fixed buy-to-let product...

Kensington makes underwriter promise

Kensington has pledged an underwriter call as part of the initial assessment of every...

Monthly house price rise of 1.5%

The April data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase...

AMI annual dinner speaker revealed

  The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) will be holding its annual dinner on Thursday...
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COMMENT

Comment

The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release or a maturing interest-only case. It is now a consistent and...

What does the year hold for specialist first charge residential mortgages?

A few months into 2026, it is already clear that many borrowers continue to fall outside the criteria set by high street and mainstream...

A turning point for British Islamic home finance

A quick question for brokers: what would you do if 80% of a fast-growing community told you the market was not serving them properly? That...

Mutual sector ambition needs tech-driven scale

The Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual sector has been welcomed across financial services. Building societies continue to play a critical...

Conveyancing fees will rise and you can blame the Government

Tax is complicated and making sure you pay the right amount can be challenging - just ask MP Angela Raynor or indeed former Chancellor...

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Fraud

Majority of homebuyers still emailing ID documents

More than six in 10 homebuyers are still sending copies of their identity documents...
Buy-to-let

Brighton rent surge sharpens buy-to-let focus

A 15% surge in Brighton rents during 2025 is likely to sharpen broker focus...
banks

NatWest extends debt advice funding with £8m pledge to StepChange and PayPlan

NatWest Group has pledged £8m in additional funding to consumer debt advice organisations StepChange...
Buy-to-let

The Mortgage Works cuts limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20bps

The Mortgage Works is reducing rates by up to 20 basis points (bps) on...

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