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Linear celebrates best month since 2009

Linear Financial Solutions had reported its best month for mortgage volumes in March since...

Gross mortgage lending below monthly average

Net mortgage borrowing from the banks fell by 0.1% over the year to March,...

Co-op pulls out of Lloyds’ branch purchase

The Co-operative Group has withdrawn from the process currently being run by Lloyds Banking...

Hope Capital to offer 1.5% proc fee

Hope Capital will offer a 1.5% procuration fee to all brokers on bridging cases...

Small rise for house prices in Wales

February saw the average price of a house in Wales reach £151,810, an increase...

Remortgage activity outpacing total gross mortgage lending

Monthly gross remortgage lending increased by £330m in March to £2.9 billion, according to...

Brightstar helps Precise complete largest bridging loan

Precise Mortgages and Brightstar Financial have joined forces to complete their largest bridging...

Ageas Protect extends protection to the life of another

Ageas Protect is now allowing protection customers to insure the life of another person...

CML unruffled by EU Mortgage Credit Directive agreement

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed the Irish Presidency's announcement that agreement...

Aldermore allows fees to be added to loan

Aldermore is now letting mortgage borrowers have the option to add completion and electronic...

John Charcol sees let-to-buy surge

John Charcol has reported a "significant" increase in let-to-buy activity in 2012 and says...

The Mortgage Alliance expands lending panel

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has announced the addition of The Business Mortgage Company (TBMC)...

Shawbrook Bank expands commercial Strategic Partner network

Shawbrook Bank has increased the size of its network of Strategic Partners for...

Bristol and West loses multimillion pound tax avoidance ploy

Bristol and West has lost an attempt at Tax Tribunal to avoid paying around...
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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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