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Brits more confident about house price rises

More Britons expect house prices to rise than fall over the coming 12 months,...

Fall in ‘second stepper’ property sales

The number of towns and cities across England and Wales that have seen a...

Lending boost for Funding Circle

Funding Circle has passed the £50 million mark in new lending. The online marketplace, where...

Brokers can take on direct lenders with Precise deal: Brightstar

Brightstar Financial is offering a 2.89%, two-year fixed rate prime purchase deal from Precise...

AIFA calls for changes to FSCS proposals

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has responded to the FSA’s consultation on...

Funding support helping SMEs grow their business

Small and medium-sized enterprises that have the support of business funding facilities, are outperforming...

LGN freezes network fees

Legal & General Network (LGN) is fixing its current charges for existing services for...

Metro Bank appoints Tory fundraiser as non-exec director

Metro Bank has announced the appointment of James Reuben to its board as a...

YBS unveils 60% LTV direct deals

The Yorkshire Building Society has expanded its mortgage range with the launch of new...

Teachers improves application process

The Teachers Building Society has simplified mortgage application requirements and speeded up the process,...

The Skipton cuts fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has cut rates on a selection of its residential two, three...

Analysis into extent of SME finance rejection

Analysis of industry data by Cambridge & Counties bank, which launched in June this...

Borro secures more funding

Borro has announced a new £20 million lending facility through Octopus Investments ("Octopus"). The lender...

Avelo hires strategic programme manager

Avelo has appointed Kevin Burrows as strategic programme manager. He joins Avelo with over...

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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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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,...

JammJar sets out Winter26 platform changes ahead of live launch

JammJar has outlined new functionality coming to its Winter26 platform update ahead of a...

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