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Prizes galore with Virgin rebrand

Virgin Money has completed of the change in brand from Northern Rock to Virgin...

Bumper month at Conti for broker registrations

Conti saw a record number of mortgage intermediaries signing up for overseas mortgages last...

IMLA backs FCA’s draft Conduct Approach

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) new...

‘Journey to the FCA’ roadmap published

The FSA has published the Journey to the FCA, a paper that sets out...

Omni completes one of UK’s largest ever bridging loans

Omni Capital has completed a £20 million 'super' bridging loan. The deal was introduced by...

Dragonfly passes redemption milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance says it has now redeemed over £200 million of loans since...

Co-op Bank gains 100,000 new customers

Over 100,000 people opened accounts with The Co-operative Bank during the summer. The Co-operative Bank...

Knock-on effects of tightening criteria revealed

Research from Callcredit Information Group has revealed that those successful in obtaining a mortgage...

LV= makes key retirement appointment

Stuart Wilson has joined LV= as head of marketing for its retirement solutions business. Wilson...

CAERUS to take over PFA

Paradigm Group is selling its network, Paradigm Financial Advisers Limited (PFA), to CAERUS Capital...

RBS bullish about finding new branch buyer

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) remains confident that it will find a...

Mortgage Brain offers iPad sourcing app

Mortgage Brain is launching a sourcing app for brokers on the Apple iPad. The...

Nationwide went too far with interest-only move

The Nationwide Building Society has over-reacted with its decision to pull interest-only. That's the view...

Connect Overseas unveils broker support package

Connect Overseas has added a full package of support in order that any intermediary...

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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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...

Britain’s post-war generation reaches 80 with longer lives and new financial pressures

The first wave of babies born after the Second World War turns 80 this...

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