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Mortgage lending up in February

There was an increase in lending to both first-time buyers and home movers in...

Consider equity release for older interest-only borrowers

Equity release should be considered as part of a holistic view to debt, writes...

MGM Advantage looks to break world record for charity

MGM Advantage is looking to enter the official Guinness World Records by attempting the...

Two rental markets in the UK: Hometrack

Hometrack has claimed that there are now two very distinct rental markets - one...

Demand for mortgage remains strong

Recent rate rises and the passing of the Stamp Duty exemption have done little...

Brightstar Financial unveils ERC-free BTL deals

Brightstar Financial has launched two exclusive buy-to-let products with Saffron Building Society. The products, which...

Housing affordability at five-year best

Housing affordability has improved considerably for key public sector workers since house prices peaked...

ASTL seeks CEO applications

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) is now inviting applications to fill the...

L&G sees increase in Everyman campaign donations

Legal & General has hailed its Everyman campaign, which launched and ran throughout November...

Nationwide supports AMI

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has revealed that Nationwide for Intermediaries has joined...

The Co-op Bank unveils client money management package

The Co-operative Bank has launched a new online banking service designed to help businesses...

FTBs drive March property activity

Transactions rose by 32% in March following a 10% rise in February as first-time...

Tenet wants FSA cost/benefit review

Tenet has called for a full cost/benefit review of what it regards as "uncontrollable...

Masthaven appoints BDM

Bridging lender Masthaven has appointed Richard Angell as a business development manager. His remit is...

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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