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LeadPoint UK founder quits

LeadPoint UK founder and managing director Nick Chapman is to leave the business. Chapman set...

Fall in tenant arrears

There has been a fall in the number of tenants in severe arrears for...

Sesame Bankhall Group launches new GI portal

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) will be rolling out a new General Insurance (GI) proposition...

Shawbrook makes commission changes

Shawbrook Bank has made a number of permanent changes to its commercial lending product...

Dragonfly celebrates bridge for BVI borrower

Dragonfly Property Finance has taken a £3m bridging loan to an offshore structure from...

New Platform mortgage range

Platform has unveiled a new mainstream mortgage range, which it claims shows its commitment...

Christmas 2011 debts continue

17% have yet to pay off debts from Christmas 2011, according to new research...

Scottish economy remains flat

The Scottish economy is continuing to stagnate, the latest Lloyds TSB Scotland Business Monitor...

House price falls for most regions last year

11 out of 13 UK regions saw annual price falls during 2012, the Nationwide...

0.1% December decline for house prices

UK house prices changed little in December, according to Nationwide's final house price index...

Fall in gross mortgage lending

Monthly gross remortgage lending decreased by £949 million in November to £3.1 billion, according...

HSBC unveils new 90% LTV deals

HSBC has launched mortgage rates for customers with a 10% deposit. New rates include: 90% LTV...

MGM Advantage hires IT & change director

MGM Advantage has created a new role of IT & change director and appointed...

November house prices up 0.3%

The November data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase...

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...

Latest news

Nationwide completes first live digital mortgage deeds with Veyco technology

Nationwide Building Society has become the first UK lender to complete live mortgage transactions...

CIExpert adds Royal London to income protection insight zone

Royal London has become the latest insurer to join CIExpert’s Income Protection Insight Zone,...

First-time buyers ‘closer than they think’ to owning a home

Most wannabe first-time buyers may be far closer to homeownership than they realise according...

FTBs handed boost as high-LTV mortgage choice hits record

First-time buyers and borrowers with small deposits are entering 2026 with more mortgage choice...

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