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Four-year high for FTBs in Scotland

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland rose to the largest annual total in...

Customer portal launched for MortgageKeeper users

Advisers using MortgageKeeper, the CRM and workflow system for mortgage and financial advisers, can...

Funding Circle grows intermediary team

Peer-to-peer business lender Funding Circle is expanding its intermediary development team with the appointments...

Connect Mortgage Club teams up with Source Insurance

Source Insurance has been appointed as a preferred supplier to Connect Mortgage Club for...

Hinckley & Rugby joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Hinckley & Rugby Building Society (HRBS) to its lender...

Equity release to ease pensioner poverty, suggests research

Equity release is set to play a key role in raising the incomes of...

First Complete appoints new area compliance manager

Ian Ibbertson has joined the First Complete network as an area compliance manager from...

Openwork launches Life Calc protection app

Openwork has unveiled its new Apple app which allows advisers to assess their clients’...

Aldermore claims UK first with new ratings service

Aldermore is now offering a new online customer interactive service that provides its customers...

AVM providers create european alliance

Hometrack, together with two other European AVM (Automated Valuation Model) providers, Calcasa and Eiendomsverdi,...

Ex-Tuita new business head joins Brightstar

Brightstar Financial has appointed Andy Jacovou as new business consultant. He will be working for...

New 90% LTV deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched a series of new 90% loan-to-value residential mortgages with rates up...

BuildLoan improves broker proposition

BuildLoan has announced a partnership with the Furness Building Society and also launched a...

Remortgaging resists seasonal downturn

Monthly gross remortgage lending increased by £168m in January to £2.9bn, according to LMS's...

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 back £300 upfront information packs – but demand proof reforms will work

Nine in 10 sellers say they would pay around £300 for comprehensive upfront property...

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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