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George Patellis joins West One Loans

George Patellis has joined West One Loans as head of strategy. He is tasking...

Seven more banks join SME product review

The FSA has announced that seven more banks have volunteered to review their sales...

Right to Buy information drive kicks off

Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced a marketing drive to tell social tenants about...

Parents’ savings being squeezed by kids

Over 4.4 million British adults are getting financial support from their parents, according to...

Increasing number of Scots are renting

Latest findings from lettings portal Citylets suggest the Scottish private rental market has almost...

Portfolio expansion driving buy-to-let market

There has been a rise in landlord clients applying for buy-to-let mortgages to expand...

Olympic rentals fail to materialise

It has been claimed that 89% of homeowners who have advertised their properties as...

HML makes key appointment

John Grimbaldeston has joined HML as director of strategy and product development. He is tasked...

Virgin Money to buy NRAM assets

Virgin Money is to buy £465 million of NRAM mortgage assets from UK Asset...

The Cambridge updates buy-to-let range

The Cambridge Building Society has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, with the mutual reducing...

Small businesses showing signs of growth

So-called 'micro high growth businesses' could be vital to getting the UK economy out...

Think again about secured loans, brokers told

Brightstar Financial argues more intermediaries should reconsider secured loans as a viable capital raising...

Olympic properties see above average house price growth

Homeowners living near to the main site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic...

AFI offers new Key Account exclusives

Abbey for Intermediaries has launched a pair of fixed rate deals, exclusive to selected...

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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