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AMI disappointed with CCA move to FCA

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has criticised the decision to move the responsibilities for...

Payday lenders risk losing licences after OFT crackdown

The Office of Fair Trading has given notice to 50 main payday lenders that...

Saffron creates dedicated intermediary channel

Saffron Building Society has launched a dedicated intermediary lending channel and a new range...

TBMC offers its lowest ever buy-to-let rate

TBMC has launched two new exclusive buy-to-let mortgages in conjunction with the Hinckley &...

Keystone launches online mortgage illustration service

Keystone is now offering brokers wanting to give their landlord clients a detailed...

Shawbrook Bank appoints savings chief

Shawbrook Bank has appointed James Blower as its new director of savings. He...

Hinckley & Rugby AGM vote to help Rainbows Hospice

The children’s hospice Ranbows will benefit from every vote cast at or before Hinckley...

Ecology improves maximum LTVs

Ecology Building Society has launched an updated C-Change sustainable homes scheme, offering interest rate...

Estate agent in trouble over rental listings

Newcastle-based Your Move Lettings has had a complaint against it upheld by the Advertising...

75% wants kids to be taught financial planning

New research from Nationwide Building Society shows that half of Britons say that had...

Rising economic confidence for homeowners

Increased optimism over house prices in February spurred economic confidence to its highest level...

23% in number of renters in four years

Private renters in England paid a total of £7.7 billion more in 2012 than...

Shawbrook hires pair of commercial BDMs

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial lending business has appointed Richard Angell and Ian Hoggart as business...

Scottish Provident paid out 93% of 2012 CI claims

Scottish Provident paid out over £94 million to critical illness policyholders during 2012.  93%...

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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Sellers willing to pay £300 to secure property sales

Nine in 10 homeowners would be prepared to pay around £300 upfront to help...

Tembo secures £16m to expand digital savings and mortgage platform for first-time buyers

Tembo has raised £16m in growth funding as it looks to scale its savings...

Nationwide reduces fixed rates by up to 0.16%

Nationwide is reducing selected two-year, three-year and five-year fixed mortgage rates by as much...

Half of borrowers undecided as fixed rates end

More than half of homeowners coming to the end of a fixed-rate deal are...

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