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TenetLime expands legal panel

Conveyancing firm Blacks Connect has been added to the legal panel of network TenetLime. Appointed...

Bibby claims new way of funding business

Bibby Financial Services has unveiled Flexidraft, which it has hailed as a "unique, new...

Dragonfly offers ‘Bridge-to-let’

Dragonfly Property Finance has launched what it calls a 'Bridge-to-let' product. It is a hybrid...

Real wages up 62% over past 25 years

The average full-time employee earned 62% more than in 1986 after taking into account...

CML updates purchase lending volume prediction

The chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that one million...

Just Retirement unveils gender directive and RDR timelines

Just Retirement has published its timelines to accept new business applications ahead of the...

Co-op throws down the gauntlet with FTB deal

The Co-operative Bank has targeted first time buyers with a new product. It has launched...

Festive giveaway from master broker

Loans Warehouse has launched a Christmas competition. All introducers who submit ‘sold’ applications to Loans...

Rise in expat property activity in the UK

Connect Overseas is seeing growth in enquiries from brokers who have expatriate clients looking...

New MortgageStream system unveiled

Mortgage Brain has rolled out a new version of MortgageStream. Acquired by Mortgage Brain...

Post Office cuts mortgage rates

Post Office has reduced mortgage rates by up to 0.47 percentage points on a...

Average buy-to-let LTVs continue to increase

As the buy-to-let mortgage market has expanded more lenders are now offering higher loan-to-value...

Shawbrook makes finance appointments

Shawbrook Bank has created two new senior roles within its finance team. Tom Wood has...

Seasonal offer from Precise

Precise Mortgages has replaced its Summer Special bridging product for loans between £1 million...

COMMENT

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...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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Gen H expands into Scotland with affordability-led income booster

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has launched in Scotland, extending its lending proposition north...

Landlord optimism rises as confidence returns to the private rented sector

New research suggests sentiment among landlords has improved sharply over the past year, despite...

Mortgage Brain continues hub rollout with Mortgage Force and Affinity onboarding

Mortgage Brain has completed the onboarding of Mortgage Force and Affinity Group onto its...

Together expands intermediary sales team with two senior appointments

Together has strengthened its intermediary division with the appointment of two experienced industry figures,...

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