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Double-digit sales growth at Phoebus

Phoebus Software has reported an increase in sales of 16.5% for 2011. The company...

Debt tightens its grip over households

UK households will find servicing their debts an increasing burden during 2011, according debt...

The death of the exclusive

Mortgage clubs are having to evolve in the face of fewer exclusive products, writes...

Intermediaries should focus on ancillary sales

Ancillary products may end up being more valuable that the mortgage, writes Harpal Singh,...

Evolution Money to move into Ulster

Evolution Money will be offering its secured loan products in Northern Ireland from 1...

OFT investigating payday loan sector

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an extensive review of the payday...

Situation worsening for &’039second steppers&’039

Lloyds TSB has launched its annual 'Second Stepper' report which tracks the ongoing plight...

Housing activity boosts N. Ireland confidence

Northern Ireland was the only part of the UK to see a rise in...

First wave of Santander local business manager hires

Santander Business Banking has revealed the arrival of 15 new local business managers around...

Large jump in farmland prices

Commercial farmland prices reached record levels for the third consecutive period using the second...

AFI announces completion deadline roll-over

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has announced a roll-over for completion deadlines. The charge and benefit...

The Mortgage Works makes product changes

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has made a number of changes to its buy-to-let and...

Positive results for the Yorkshire

Yorkshire Building Society increased its core operating profit by 27% to £163 million in...

Bridgewater to hold State Benefit update seminar

Bridgewater Equity Release has published details of its latest State Benefits Update seminar for...

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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