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Aldermore cuts mortgage rates

Aldermore has reduced its rates on a selection of buy-to-let and residential mortgage products. Changes...

Ageas partners with NewLaw Solicitors

Ageas UK has launched a new partnership with NewLaw Solicitors to provide legal services...

Auction Finance reduces rates

Auction Finance has launched two new bridging loan products at its lowest ever rates. The...

Marginal improvement in the Scottish economy

Bank of Scotland's latest Business Monitor has shown a slight improvement in the economy...

LV= offers income protection discount

LV= has introduced a temporary discount on income protection. The protection provider is offering a...

Universal application process for protection launched

Directlife has unveiled Quote+, a universal application process for protection insurance products. The protection...

Aldermore appoints agricultural BDM

Aldermore has appointed Rob Brudenell as its business development manager (BDM), with responsibility for...

Building societies have largest market share since 1999

Building societies currently make up 21.5% of the gross mortgage lending market, nearly double...

Intermediary portal launched

BancTec has introduced Broker Portal, a web gateway that allows brokers to submit multiple...

APFA wants FCA fees to reflect adviser numbers

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called on the upcoming fees paper...

TenetLine expands panel

TenetLime has added Kent Reliance to its mortgage panel. Managing director, Gemma Harle, said the...

Virgin Money adds new residential and buy-to-let mortgages

Virgin Money has made a number of changes across its residential mortgage range.  Key residential...

New products from Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank has added new mortgage rates across its range of mortgage products. In addition,...

AFI overhauls mortgage range

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) will tomorrow cuts rates on a number of deals across...

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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