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Lloyds Banking Group makes first-time buyer commitment

Lloyds Banking Group has committed to lend £6.5 billion to first-time buyers in 2013. The...

New base rate trackers from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has cut the interest rates on its two-year base rate tracker...

CML more positive than 12 months ago

Gross mortgage lending in December reached an estimated £11.7 billion, according to the Council...

Positive Solutions hires recruitment boss

Positive Solutions has appointed Andrew Rockey as its new recruitment director. Rockey (pictured) will...

PMS/Sesame launch exclusive product with the Furness

PMS mortgage club members and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to...

Strong growth for More 2 Life

Equity release lender More 2 Life saw its market share of lump sum business...

TBMC lowers Skipton three-year buy-to-let fixed rates

TBMC is now offering two new three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages with Skipton Building...

The Newbury selects new mortgage and savings software

The Newbury Building Society has signed a five-year managed service contract with Sopra Group...

Rise in asking prices

Sellers coming to market in January increased their average asking prices by 0.2% (+£440),...

Call for peer to peer lenders to protect investors

Short term lender, Mayfair Bridging, has warned that all possible precautions must be taken...

Scotland has UK’s second most affordable mortgages

Mortgage payments as a proportion of income have fallen by more than two-fifths in...

Complete FS expands lender panel

Complete FS has appointed Mansfield Building Society to its lender panel. The Mansfield does not...

Platform reduces mainstream fixed rate mortgages

Platform has cut the rates on its fixed rate mainstream mortgages by up to...

Regulator consults further on FSCS funding

The FSA has confirmed new rules designed to secure funding for the Financial...
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COMMENT

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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