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Equity release: still much to be done

88% of advisers surveyed by LV= believe the equity locked up in a property...

Ageas Protect hires ops director

Ageas Protect has recruited Peter Thomas as its new operations director. He takes over from...

Mutuals making the most of Funding for Lending

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and mutual lenders hit £2.9bn in March 2013,...

Nationwide celebrates two years of Save to Buy

1,715 customers have so far bought a home with Nationwide Building Society’s Save to...

Q1 fall in buy-to-let rates

During the first quarter of 2013 buy to let rates fell by an average...

Dragonfly appoints BDM

Dragonfly Property Finance, has hired Justin Cooper as a business development manager (BDM). Cooper has...

TMA to provide free compliance information

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) is set to provide free compliance help and information to...

Positive Lending and Precise offer valuation fee refund

Precise Mortgages has launched an exclusive product with Positive Lending offering a refund...

Lloyds Banking Group – turning the corner?

Lloyds Banking Group has reported a pre-tax profit of £2.04 billion for the first...

UK SMEs remain worried about cash flow

Cash flow is still a major challenge to large numbers of UK businesses, according...

Nearly half of all homeowners leaving gardens uninsured

The average UK garden now estimated to be worth nearly £2,000, but Lloyds TSB...

End-to-end service from KRS for downsizing over-55s

Key Retirement Solutions is launching a nationwide service to handle the house buying and...

Business protection gap estimated

Businesses in the UK currently have an apparent £1.35 trillion shortfall in business protection,...

Nationwide renews contract with LMS

LMS has renewed its contract with Nationwide to be the sole supplier of...
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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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Santander lowers higher LTV rates for FTBs with 95% 5-year fix at 4.72%

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