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Lloyds Banking Group posts profit

Lloyds Banking Group has reported a statutory profit before tax of £2.134 billion for...

Retirees selling up and renting

Many retired homeowners are getting off the property ladder to join the 25% of...

Downsizing winners and losers established

MGM Advantage has looked at the potential winners and losers from people who have...

Profits boost for Connells Group from mortgage business

National estate agency and property services group Connells has reported pre-tax profits of £23...

APFA proposes alternative way for calculating future adviser fees

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has today written to the Financial Conduct...

Ashworth to leave Aldermore

George Ashworth, managing director of Aldermore Asset Finance, is leaving the business. Ashworth (pictured) is...

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident seek to speed up life claims process

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have introduced a fast-track system to reduce the...

Citizens Advice urges payday loan complaints

Citizens Advice is launching a campaign urging payday loan customers who believe their lender...

Business Bank doomed by lack of firepower?

West One Loans has claimed the government’s Business Bank will not be able...

38% increase in Principality’s mortgage lending

The Principality Building Society increased new residential mortgage lending in Wales by 38% over...

Barclays broadens Great Escape offering

Barclays has expanded its Great Escape range of remortgage to offer savings for customers...

PMS/Sesame launch Marsden exclusive

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to two...

Rising number of landlords avoid LHA clients

The number of landlords letting to tenants in receipt of local housing allowance (LHA)...

Dragonfly to launch commercial property fund

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Ludo Mackenzie as its new head of commercial property. Mackenzie...

COMMENT

PMI – an advice gap not to be ignored

The latest figures from the ABI show insurers processed a record £4 billion in individual and workplace private medical insurance (PMI) claims in 2024,...

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

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Mortgage Brain warns brokers over AI and password risks

Mortgage brokers are being urged to tighten up their data security practices with warnings...

Interbridge Mortgages turns to former Sainsbury’s Bank chief as new chair

Interbridge Mortgages has appointed Peter Griffiths OBE as chair, adding a senior industry figure...

Landbay adds five-year fixed cashback deals to Premier remortgage line-up

Landbay has introduced five five-year fixed-rate remortgage products within its Premier buy-to-let range, each...

Keystone’s latest rate reductions extend across new and existing business

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a further round of rate cuts across its new...

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