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Pickles calls on brokers to kick-start stalled developments

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles wants 'expert brokers' to drive a move to get stalled...

Insurers in the dark over home improvements

There is a widespread failure by people in the UK to notify their insurer...

Buyers not put off by July weather

Chartered surveyors reported that demand from potential buyers held relatively firm during July, despite...

The Leeds helps FTBs with new shared ownership offering

Leeds Building Society has unveiled a new shared ownership mortgage product aimed at helping...

Skipton makes rate cuts

Skipton Building Society has made changes to a number of its two, three and...

Q2 sees 7% rise in consumer credit spending

Consumer credit borrowing from members of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA)  increased by 7%...

Aldermore appoints regional sales manager

Craig Stritch has been appointed as south west regional sales manager for Aldermore's invoice...

New longer-term fixes from the Manchester

The Manchester Building Society has added a residential product and two buy-to-let long term...

First-time buyer activity “showing signs of resilience”

First-time buyer activity assisted in propping up lending for house purchase in June, according...

Masthaven Secured Loans opens its doors

Masthaven Secured Loans has begun its second charge lending push. Colonial Secured Loans completed Masthaven's...

The Leeds donates uniforms to BHF

Leeds Building Society has supported the British Heart Foundation (BHF) with a donation of...

S&P affirms HML’s Above Average rating

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed HML’s UK primary and special servicer rating as...

Virgin Money offers first exclusives via Openwork

Openwork has launched a range of exclusive fixed rate products from Virgin Money. The new...

95% mortgages for Darlington scheme buyers

Darlington Building Society and Tees Valley Housing have joined forces to provide a 95%...

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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