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Funding Circle reveals prize draw winners

Funding Circle, the online marketplace where businesses can borrow money directly from people, has...

Virgin Money cuts a number of rates

Virgin Money has cut a number of selected interest rates on its residential and...

Leeds launches fees assisted buy-to-let deal

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at...

Multi-million pound fine for Bank of Scotland

The FSA has fined Bank of Scotland (BOS) £4.2 million for failures in their...

First direct unveils 2.99% five-year fix

First direct has launched a new five-year fixed rate mortgage at 2.99%. Borrowers with...

New high for rents

Rents reached a new high of £741 per month in September, according to the...

Scottish Provident replaces Pegasus cover product

Scottish Provident is replacing its current unit linked Pegasus product with a new simpler...

NatWest IS cuts rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has reduced the rates on some of its two-year fixed rate,...

Fall in buy-to-let profitability

A new buy-to-let index has been launched. The Model Works Buy-to-Let Profitability Index provides...

Land Registry to reduce fees

Land Registry is reducing its fees by an average of 10% from Monday 22...

Paragon launches new securitisation

The Paragon Group of Companies Plc has embarked upon a new securitisation. The joint lead...

Change at the top for Avelo

Avelo has appointed a new managing director. The technology solutions provider said that Simon Badley,...

Monthly fall in gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending in September was £11.6 billion, according to latest estimates from the...

L&G Mortgage Club offers Leeds exclusive

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive four year fixed rate product...

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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Countrywide Surveying Services launches virtual valuation platform

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has introduced a new virtual inspection system designed to speed...

PM Law Group collapse: essential information for buyers and sellers

Following the sudden collapse of PM Law Group, the Home Buying & Selling Council...

Conveyancing sector moves into gear following PM Law Group collapse

The abrupt closure of PM Law Group has left thousands of property transactions in...

Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

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