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Nottingham and Shepshed Building Societies propose merger

The Nottingham Building Society and Shepshed Building Society have agreed in principle to merge....

CDS Group appoints BDM

Barbara Carr has been appointed as business development manager (BDM) by CDS Group. She will...

Government supports peer to peer lenders

The government has announced plans to lend to small businesses through peer to peer...

Extent of first-time buyer finance calculated

Parents have provided over 228,000 first time buyers with more than £1.31 billion in...

Cambridge & Counties Bank on target

SME lender Cambridge & Counties Bank says is on course to meet both its...

Oakwood appoints technical services director

Oakwood Global Finance has appointed Steve Whitehouse as director of technical services. His role is...

Black and White Group directors fined and banned

The FSA has taken action against three former directors of Black and White Group...

Aldermore restructures invoice finance operations

Aldermore Invoice Finance is restructuring its current operating model in order to improve its...

West One Loans appoints non-executive director

Paul Huberman has joined West One Loans as a non-executive director. His role will...

October boost in first-time buyer activity

The number of loans advanced to first-time buyers in October rose to levels similar...

The Hinckley & Rugby offers new resi interest-only mortgage

On Friday 14 December Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is introducing a new interest...

Lack of employee awareness of RDR implications

Only 21% of employees are aware that as of 2013, people will have to...

North-south split in repossessions

A north-south divide is occurring with housing repossessions, as the north is currently seeing...

New fixes and trackers from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has unveiled a new range of fixed and tracker mortgage...

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

UTB promotes Rebwar Abdoullahi to bridging and buy-to-let sales role

United Trust Bank has promoted Rebwar Abdoullahi to business development manager within its bridging...

Kensington cuts rates across eKo, residential and buy-to-let ranges

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its eKo proposition and introduced lower pricing on...

One in four adults lack confidence making everyday financial decisions

Research from specialist lender Pepper Money suggests confidence, rather than income alone, is a...

The Vernon unveils credit repair mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new Credit Repair mortgage range aimed at borrowers...

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