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Lower rates – but high fee – from HSBC

HSBC has launched its lowest ever two, five, seven and 10-year fixed rate mortgages. The...

Hinckley & Rugby now ERC-fre

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rates of four of its...

Pink launches AR life desk

Pink Network has unveiled a Life Desk facility to help appointed representatives (ARs) place...

Nigel Payne joins BuildLoan

BuildStore Financial Services has appointed Nigel Payne as associate director to its broker division,...

Sesame Bankhall Group appoints non-executive director

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced the appointment of Nick Criticos to its...

HSBC sells secured loan portfolio

A portfolio of secured loans has been sold by HSBC-owned HFC Bank Limited and...

Lloyds TSB posts another loss

Lloyds TSB has reported a statutory loss of £570 million for 2012. It said this...

AFI cuts rates and unveils seven-day deal

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched another 'seven day special', available exclusively through all...

Nationwide stops lending to new landlords with LHA tenants

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has warned of the dangers facing the Local Housing...

Fincorp boosts broker sales team

Fincorp has hired Gary Playle as business development manager. His appointment comes as the bridging...

The Coventry reports large rise in mortgage lending

The Coventry Building Society has posted a strong set of results for 2012. Pre-tax profits...

January property prices up 1%

The January data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase...

Pink adds Investec to mortgage club panel

Pink has added Investec Professional Mortgages to its directly authorised mortgage club panel. This means...

Xit2 hires commercial director

Stuart Webster has been appointed commercial director at xit2. Webster comes to the mortgage...

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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