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L&G partners with the Hanley Economic

Legal & General and Hanley Economic Building Society have announced a new joint distribution...

New mortgage range for professionals

Investec has unveiled a new range of mortgage products aimed specifically to professionals such...

Record lending levels for the Saffron

Saffron Building Society has reported that its gross mortgage lending for 2012 reached a...

Significant rise in bridging lending

For the quarter which ended 31 December 2012, the ASTL has reported a 23%...

Fall in gross mortgage lending

Total gross mortgage lending fell to £10.4 billion in January, according to the Council...

NatWest IS appoints corporate account manager

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed Andy Ingham as its new corporate account manager. Ingham (pictured)...

Simply Online Leads makes transparency pledge

Simply Online Leads is now to reveal lead sources. From today, brokers will now know...

Virgin Money cuts rates

Virgin Money has made a number of rate reductions across its residential mortgage range.  Residential...

Aldermore makes let-to-buy move

Aldermore has launched into the let-to-buy mortgage market. It will allow homeowners to remortgage their...

Welsh house prices continue to stand still

December saw a fall of £597 or -0.4% in the average price of a...

Commercial broker arranges multimillion pound deal for charity

Devon-based commercial finance specialists, Ros James & Co, has facilitated a £6 million refinance...

The Skipton cuts rates

Skipton Building Society has cut rates on a selection of its residential and buy-to-let...

Solicitors rapped over free mortgage ad

A firm of solicitors has been told not to repeat a mortgage prize draw...

Co-op drops fee on five-year fix

The Co-operative Bank is removing the fee on its five-year fixed mortgage, available at...

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...

Latest news

Half of borrowers undecided as fixed rates end

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

Court delays stretch to 27 weeks as Section 21 exit looms

Landlords are facing the longest court delays in more than two decades despite a...

Law Society urges court funding boost before Section 21 ban

The Law Society of England and Wales has called on the Government to increase...

Manchester movers rethink upsizing as costs bite

Rising mortgage rates and stamp duty bills are prompting Manchester families to shelve plans...

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