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Tesco Underwriting appoints chief underwriting officer

Darren McCauley has been appointed as the new chief underwriting officer at Tesco Underwriting...

Board changes at Perspective

Perspective Financial Group has promoted two members of staff to board level and established...

Capital’s domestic home buyers recycling wealth

A growing proportion of homeowners in the prime areas of London are cashing in...

Rightmove predicts increase in number of landlords

The property supply shortage that has plagued the rental sector in recent years looks...

Tenet disappointed by FSCS funding consultation

Following the publication of the FSA’s recent CP13/1 consultation paper on future FSCS funding,...

Barclays finance chief steps down

group finance director Chris Lucas and group general counsel Mark Harding to retire from...

Halifax Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates by up to 0.50bps

Halifax Intermediaries has cut rates on its selected two-year products in the large loan,...

BM Solutions cuts rates on certain 75% LTV products

BM Solutions is reducing rates by 0.15bps and increasing cashback on selected products currently...

IP commission hike by Ageas

Ageas has increased the commission it pays to financial intermediaries when clients buy income...

SimplyBiz Mortgages joins AMI

SimplyBiz Mortgages has joined the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) as an affiliate member. Martin...

Shawbrook offers 95% LTV second change

Shawbrook Bank has unveiled a 95% LTV secured loan product designed for employed homeowners....

Enterprise in exclusive tie-in with Connells

Enterprise Finance has entered into a partnership with the national estate agency chain, Connells. The...

Continued growth for equity release

Equity release market expansion continued for the second year with a rise in the...

OFT refuses to licence three debt management companies

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has refused to renew the credit licences of...

COMMENT

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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Green shoots for housing market as confidence rebounds

Surveyors are reporting the clearest signs yet that the housing slowdown may be bottoming...

AML regime ‘costing billions with little return’

Global anti-money laundering rules are imposing vast costs on banks while recovering less than...

HSBC UK to host Spring Budget economy webinars for intermediaries

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

Clydesdale Bank hikes selected residential fixed rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a range of residential fixed rate products across purchase, remortgage...

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