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New-build putting people off NewBuy

There is still low awareness of the government's NewBuy scheme, six months after its...

10 for 10 promo over

Accord Mortgages' '10 for 10' product promotion is now closed. The Yorkshire Building Society lender...

Alex Maddox joins Acenden

Alex Maddox has joined UK and Ireland mortgage servicing specialist Acenden as director of...

New 2.84% fixed rate from the Yorkshire

Yorkshire Building Society has launched a two-year fixed rate mortgage at 2.84% as part...

Blemain Group secured significant funding

The Blemain Group has secured a £640 million three-year banking facility to help existing...

New deals and rate cuts from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched a new two-year fix at2.79%, and cut rates...

New member of Equity Release Council

Gateway Surveyors has become a member of the Equity Release Council. "Over the...

Xit2 appoints new BDM

Xit2 has hired Ian Shaw as national business development manager. He joins from HML, where...

Leeds exclusive fixes for PMS and Sesame

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to three new...

Vertex poaches business development head from HML

Mark Webster has joined Vertex Financial Services as its director of business development. Webster (pictured)...

Castle Trust gains FSA authorisation

Castle Trust has received FSA authorisation for its HouSAs investments. The institution has previously received...

Nationwide establishes value of extensions and loft conversions

Building an extension or covering the loft could increase the value of a home...

Skipton unveils mortgages for higher value homes

Skipton Building Society has launching a new range of two-year fixed rate mortgages for...

New deals from the Coventry

The Coventry Building Society has unveiled a new range of residential mortgages with a...

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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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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