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FCA publishes interest-only review

90% of interest-only mortgage holders say they have a strategy or strategies in place...

RICS wants compulsory regulation of estate agents

Nearly one-third of first time buyers admit they do not have a good understanding...

Million-pound plus mortgage service unveiled

A new venture that specialises in arranging private finance facilities in excess of £1...

AMI: interest-only a lender issue

Following the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) report into interest-only mortgages, Robert Sinclair (pictured), chief...

Brightstar Financial pilots Prestige large loan

Brightstar Financial's secured loans division has become the first of Prestige Finance’s key distribution...

Accord improves LTV ceiling for flats

Accord Mortgages has increased the maximum loan to value (LTV) it will lend on...

Swindon presence for MAB

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has opened a new High Street mortgage shop in Swindon....

Keystone re-jigs proposition

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has revamped its offering with new products, rate and...

Masthaven Secured Loans improves proposition

Masthaven Secured Loans had made a number of changes to its product range. Rates have...

April saw little change in house prices

House prices were little changed in April, declining by 0.1% compared to March after...

Interbay Commercial adds Positive Lending to panel

Positive Lending has been added to the panel of Interbay Commercial. The Bournemouth-based distributor...

Virgin Money joins forces with WWF

Virgin Money has partnered with the WWF, the global conservation organisation, to show the...

Confidence returns to property market

New research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks has found that optimism is returning to the...

Alternative business finance outstripping mainstream commercial lending

Business loans by alternative lenders have significantly outpaced mainstream commercial finance over the past...
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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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