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Positive Solutions to be sold to Intrinsic

Aegon UK has agreed the sale of Positive Solutions to Intrinsic Financial Services Ltd,...

CML concerned by Scottish Law Society plans

The Council of Mortgage Lenders' director general Paul Smee has reiterated the CML's...

Connect Group relocates to larger premises

Connect Group, which includes the Connect Mortgage Club and Connect Overseas, has moved into...

Project Verde to be investigated by Treasury Committee

The Treasury Committee is to inquire into the required divestment of 632 branches of...

May sees 4% rise in valuations

There was a strong lift in first time buyer housing activity last month, with...

New system puts SMEs in touch with commercial brokers

210,000 SMEs now have the ability to get funding from NACFB commercial broker members,...

Tesco Bank extends mortgage proposition

Tesco Bank has introduced 85% LTV fixed rate and tracker mortgages to its product...

AFI provides current account referral service for brokers

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched a Santander Current Account Referral Platform, which will...

Virgin Money criticised for self-build withdrawal

Virgin Money has announced it is withdrawing from self-build lending. Jon Hall, CEO of Saffron...

BM Solutions outlines new BTL affordability policies

BM Solutions has made changes to its affordability calculations for buy-to-let. The lender has removed...

Source Insurance introduces GI book purchase scheme

Source Insurance is soon to be celebrating 20 years in the general insurance industry...

L&G Mortgage Club boss in major charity push

Ben Thompson, managing director of Legal & General Mortgage Club will start a 1,800...

AMI annual dinner speaker revealed

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has published details of its speaker for...

Lloyds’ PPI “failure” compounds mistrust in banks

Citizens Advice has warned that consumers could be thousands of pounds out of pocket...
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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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Half of solo buyers lack income protection despite adviser input

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

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

House prices pause after strongest January start since 2020

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

NACFB bolsters broker representation with two board appointments

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has confirmed the appointment of John Kent...

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