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Year-on-year valuations growth continues

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported its fourth consecutive month of annual growth in...

AMI appoints deputy chairman

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) board has elected John Cupis, Sesame Bankhall...

DAS claims UK’s first prepaid legal plan

Legal expenses insurer DAS, in association with national law firm Simpson Millar, is launching...

Mortgage availability improvement boosts broker confidence

Intermediaries are more confident about mortgage market conditions than at any point in the...

Leeds’ mortgage deposit scheme paying off

Around 18 new homeowners in Leeds are set to secure their first houses after...

Accord cuts selected buy-to-let rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates by up to 0.10 percentage points on selected fixed rate...

RBS total Libor punishment revealed

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc has been fined a total of around £390...

NLA rolls out Green Deal for landlords

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched NLA Green Deal, a Green Deal solution...

FTB lending soars at Teachers

Lending to first-time buyers rose by 115% at the Teachers Building Society last year. Just...

Nationwide unveils ‘Green Additional Borrowing’

Nationwide Building Society is on Friday (8 February) launching a further borrowing product exclusively...

Cost of buy-to-let fees analysed

A plethora of fees can add up to 2% to the effective annual cost...

New lead service from non-conforming packager

Charles Frank Finance is offering intermediaries the opportunity to generate free mortgage leads...

Aventria appoints COO

Property management company Aventria has announced the appointment of Gary Walker as its new...

RBS Libor fine expected today

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has confirmed it is in late-stage settlement discussions...
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COMMENT

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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...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

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Brightstar Group marks 15 years with £10bn in specialist lending and plans for 20% annual growth

Brightstar Group has marked its 15th year of trading by reporting more than £10bn...
House prices

Green shoots for housing market as confidence rebounds

Surveyors are reporting the clearest signs yet that the housing slowdown may be bottoming...
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AML regime ‘costing billions with little return’

Global anti-money laundering rules are imposing vast costs on banks while recovering less than...
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HSBC UK to host Spring Budget economy webinars for intermediaries

HSBC UK is inviting brokers to join a series of economy update webinars focused...

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