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UK’s most affordable housing is north of the border

Mortgage payments for a new borrower in Scotland are at their lowest as a...

The Chelsea cuts rates

Chelsea Building Society has cut rates on all 70% LTV and 85% LTV two,...

New exclusive for L&G Mortgage Club

Legal & General Mortgage Club is offering an exclusive product launch with Leeds Building...

Population close to financial breaking point

36% of Brits say an increase in monthly outgoings of £50 or less would...

Openwork to lower adviser charge on platform business

Openwork says it will "significantly" reduce the charge it makes to firms writing investment...

Gross mortgage lending below recent average

Net mortgage lending by banks grew by 0.8% in the year to July, according...

The Leeds unveils new five-year fix

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a five-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.95%...

FSA seeks to restrict UCIS promotion

The FSA has published proposals to ban the promotion of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes...

Funding Circle offering champagne dinner draw

Funding Circle is celebrating its second anniversary by inviting offering a prize draw. The...

Positive distributing 0.75% pcm bridging deal

Positive Lending is now offering a bridging rate of 0.75% per month available to...

SBG hosts Mortgage Extra Live events

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is again hosting a series of mortgage seminars around the...

Fall in higher LTV availability

There has been a significant drop in the number of mortgages available for first...

New AR for L&G network

Charles Cameron & Associates Ltd has joined Legal & General Network as an appointed...

Scottish Provident rejects only 2% for CI non-disclosure

Scottish Provident paid 93% of critical illness claims in the first half of 2012....

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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