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Openwork unveils new GI panel proposition

Openwork has signed a long term contractual agreement with Paymentshield for general insurance. The...

FSA approves Tenet appointment

Tenet has confirmed the appointment of Caroline Bradley as group finance director, following FSA...

Masthaven Secured Loans completes first Scottish case

The first secured loan north of the border for Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL)...

The Avelo Experience to tour UK

Avelo is staging The Avelo Experience, a series of 10 free events aimed at...

Tesco Bank unveils new mortgage products

Tesco Bank is now offering new mortgage deals with rates starting at 2.28% on...

New chairman for CML

Nigel Terrington has become chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). He replaces...

First time buyer numbers up at close of 2012

There was an increase in the number of first time buyers December, as 2012...

Precise Mortgages cuts homeowner rates

Precise Mortgages has reduced the price of its homeowner mortgage rates by up to...

Full FSA review of interest rate swap mis-selling

The FSA has confirmed that Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS will start the full...

Shawbrook breaks max loan ceiling for Mayfair second charge

Secured loan lender Shawbrook Bank has completed a loan £30,000 higher than the advertised...

Nationwide reports rise in house prices

UK house prices increased by 0.5% in January, but was unchanged compared with January...

First Complete appoints regional sales director

First Complete has appointed David Bartley as a regional sales director. Bartley will...

Bill Safran launches new business

A new business called Vizolution has been launched for a former CEO of Trigold,...

FLS “having an effect”

There are tentative signs that the Funding For Lending scheme (FLS) is easing credit...

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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