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Lowest ever fixed rate for The Mortgage Works

The Mortgage Works (TMW) will tomorrow (21 June) unveil its lowest ever fixed rate...

Equity Release Council counters rate critics

The Equity Release Council has responded to critics of product rates. Speaking at the...

21% rise in gross mortgage lending

Total gross mortgage lending in May increased to an estimated £14.7 billion, according to...

The Furness agrees new deal with Gateway

The Furness Building Society has reappointed Gateway Surveyors as its panel manager and...

Mortgages for Business launches Metro Bank BTL exclusives

Mortgages for Business is now offering two exclusive buy-to-let mortgage products from Metro...

Accord the latest lender to offer seven-day deals

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a seven day promotion. The lender is offering eight products with...

OFT to look into SME banking

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to undertake a market study on competition...

Nationwide echoes Shelter’s FTB call to action

Nationwide Building Society has backed Shelter's call for more affordable housing to be built...

First bridging lender appears on Trigold

Fincorp has become the first bridging lender to be listed on the Avelo Trigold...

Post Office wants major growth in its mortgage lending

The Post Office has revealed it wants to lend £2.5 billion in mortgage by...

Openwork offers mortgage fraud guide to wider industry

Openwork has decided to extend the availability of its free guide to mortgage fraud. This...

Rebuildingsociety.com joins the NACFB

Peer-to-business lending platform rebuildingsociety.com has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). ...

The Source restructures sales operation

Source Insurance has restructured its internal sales support team. It has also invested in technology...

Private equity fund takes majority stake in KRS

Key Retirement Solutions has announced the sale of a majority stake of the KRS...

COMMENT

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...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

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Canada Life UK posts double-digit sales rise

Canada Life UK has reported a 17% rise in total sales for the year...

Half of solo buyers lack income protection despite adviser input

Nearly half of solo mortgage holders have no income protection in place, even though...

Record surge in buy-to-let companies as landlords pivot

A record 66,587 buy-to-let limited companies were incorporated in 2025 due to more landlords...

House prices pause after strongest January start since 2020

Asking prices for newly listed homes were effectively flat in February, edging down by...

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