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The Nationwide makes widespread rate reductions

The Nationwide Building Society has cut all of its two year fixed and tracker...

SBSLS adds Nemo Personal Finance to secured panel

Sesame Bankhall Specialist Lending Services (SBSLS) has announced the addition of secured loan lender...

First Complete offers 337 exclusives

First Complete has lined up 337 exclusive mortgage products for the start of the...

Gateway appoints managing director

National surveying firm Gateway has appointed Pete Hughes to the position of managing director. ...

New non-exec director at the Darlington

Darlington Building Society has announced that Bob Cuffe has been appointed as a non-executive...

New face at Capital Bridging Finance

Capital Bridging Finance has expanded its administrative team with the appointment of a new...

Brokers finding it easier to place development finance cases

41% of brokers operating in the development finance sector believe that it has become...

Rate reductions at the Chelsea

Chelsea Building Society has cut the rate to two of its deals. The Society has...

Source Insurance unveils enhanced management information tool

Source Insurance has published details of a new addition to its software capabilities in...

British Grand Prix tickets up for grabs

Specialist lending packager and distributor Positive Lending is offering the chance to win one...

Large rise in introduced business for borro

Borro has revealed that it now has over 2,000 intermediaries signed up to its...

Bright Grey widens Relevant Life Plan access

Bright Grey has launched its Relevant Life Plan as a separate product. The...

Slow but steady growth for short-term market

The ASTL, the trade body for short term lenders, has published the bridging and...

Prime sellers have become more bullish over asking prices

The number of prime properties on the market that have seen a cut in...

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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Santander lowers higher LTV rates for FTBs with 95% 5-year fix at 4.72%

Santander will cut rates by up to 0.32% across its 85%-95% LTV first-time buyer...

First-time buyer solo females outpace couples

More women are planning to step onto the property ladder alone rather than with...

Melton targets foreign national borrowers with new five-year fixes

Melton Building Society is launching a dedicated foreign nationals mortgage range, aimed at borrowers...

North West leads HMO market share as yields edge below 10%

The North West has the highest proportion of HMOs in the UK at 17.9%,...

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