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Surprise rebound in house prices

UK house prices rose by 1.3% in August, the largest monthly increase since January...

New recruits to Practitioner Panel

The Financial Services Practitioner Panel has appointed a deputy chairman and two new members. The...

New DA for Legal & General Network

Lifetime Planning Ltd has joined Legal & General Network as a Directly Authorised (DA)...

Advisers and clients struggle to get to grips with RDR

Financial advisers and investors are struggling to prepare for the imminent impact of new...

Masthaven seconds now available through Promise

Promise Solutions has added Masthaven secured loans to its sourcing system. Brokers can now source...

New Northern Rock two-year fix

Virgin Money is launching a new fixed rate deal which will be available from...

Castle Trust reveals launch details

Castle Trust will open for business on 1 October. It will then offer HouSAs...

The Leeds cuts three-year fixed rate

The Leeds Building Society has reduced the rate on its three-year fixed rate buy-to-let...

New FSA guide on financial advice

The FSA has published a new guide which it hope will help consumers understand...

FSA authorisation for BFS Home Loans

BFS Home Loans has been approved by the FSA for regulated mortgage contracts. The firm...

Brokers still confident about buy-to-let market

There has been a slight fall in the proportion of brokers who think this...

SBG gets CII accreditation for gap-fill library

Sesame Bankhall Group’s (SBG) RDR gap-fill library for advisers has been received official CPD...

Land Registry: monthly rise in house prices

July house prices were up 0.8% on the previous month, according to July Market...

Crowdfunding platform unveils introducer channel

Business crowdfunding platform rebuildingsociety.com has launched an introducer channel that pays a 1.5% fee...

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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