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Clayton Euro Risk boss to leave

Clayton Euro Risk has announced that Tim Keast, its chief executive, will leave the...

Weekend ‘outage’ for lender

BM Solutions says its systems will be unavailable on Sunday for IS and Mortgages. The...

Calls for FCA to streamline demands on advisers

Adviser firms spend on average 24 hours each over the course of a year...

New ‘spring specials’ from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched a pair of seven day 'spring specials' with...

House prices up and repossessions down

The April Market Trend Data from Land Registry shows that house prices were up...

Openwork increases adviser marketing support offering

Openwork has launched a new marketing support drive aimed at helping its owner-advisers grow...

The Leeds cuts buy-to-let rate

Leeds Building Society has made reductions in the headline rate on a number of...

Three-day turnaround for Dragonfly bridge

MCIFA has arranged a £1.7m bridging loan in three working days. The loan, provided by...

New fixes from Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank has launched three new fixed rate mortgage products over two, three and...

Government accepts role for derivative products in business

UK retail banks should be able to offer derivatives to business customers, the government...

Nationwide: further rise in house prices

House prices rose by 0.4% in May, according to the latest house price index...

New recruitment tool provides social media activity reports

A new service, which provides a background search across Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, can...

Hope Capital extends 1.5% proc fee offering for extra month

Hope Capital has reported its most successful month to date, completing its largest bridging...

The Loans Engine launches new broker survey

Secured loans master broker The Loans Engine has unveiled its inaugural broker survey. The...

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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