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UKmortgages app expands platform base

The UKmortgages app is now available on the iPad and Android devices. The free app,...

AFI unveils pair of Key Account exclusives

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched two new exclusives for certain Key Account partners. The...

Homeowners optimistic despite poor economic conditions

63% of homeowners expect house prices to rise between now and the end of...

2.3% year-on-year rise in house prices: ONS

In the 12 months to May 2012 UK house prices increased by 2.3% continuing...

Lenders taking tougher stand on arrears

Revival Repossession Solutions has claimed that a progressively firmer stance towards forbearance from lenders...

Scott Thorpe joins Access 4 Finance

Scott Thorpe has joined Access 4 Finance as a co-owner. Access 4 Finance is a...

Lenders at risk from end to flood deal

A quarter of UK homes that are at risk of flooding could be left...

FLA hunts for new comms head

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) is recruiting a new head of communications. Incumbent Russell...

New buy-to-let deals from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has launched two new buy-to-let mortgages. The two-year tracker deals start from...

New buy-to-let lender launches

A new lender has launched to market, saying it will lend on buy-to-let and...

L&G offers income protection product via direct channel

Legal & General is now offering its Lifestyle Cover directly to consumers. The 'short-term' income...

Connect Mortgage Club unveils buy-to-let service

Connect Mortgage Club is offering a new wide-ranging buy-to-let package for brokers. The specialist intermediary...

Consumers managing to pay down debt

35% of Britons have cut their debt levels in the 12 months, according to...

Brits’ interest in Spanish property back on the rise

Conti, the overseas mortgage specialist, has seen a 33% increase in Spanish mortgage enquiries...

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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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