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Yearly rise in mortgage lending despite January fall

Gross mortgage lending fell last month to an estimated £10.5 billion, the Council of...

The Yorkshire reveals expansion plans

Yorkshire Building Society is to open 12 new branches on the high street over...

Aldermore makes appointment to structured finance team

Neil Kindness has joined Aldermore's specialist structured finance team as associate director. He will be...

Positive outlook for buy-to-let

Buy-to-let is underpinned by a strong set of fundamentals, writes Bob Young, managing director...

There&’039s nothing magic about Merlin

No one should be surprised about the state of business lending, argues Steven Nicholas,...

Large rise in asking prices

There was a 4.1% rise in asking prices during February, according to Rightmove. The £9,192...

Smitheringale rejoins HML

HML has appointed Mark Smitheringale as its head of client relations. He is rejoining HML...

L&G makes critical illness cover changes

Legal & General has improved its critical illness cover. Its group critical illness cover will...

Hinckley & Rugby wants to beat previous charitable donation

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is looking to exceed last year's £1,350 donation to...

Brightstar pleased with first lender day

Brightstar Financial has hailed its first dedicated lender day as a "great success"".

Seven years bad luck for mortgage fraudster

A man found guilty of mortgage fraud has been sentenced to seven years in...

Tenet reveals 260 events for 2012

Tenet has announced a 260-strong programme of business development and training events to be...

Pssht: £700m of damage to homes – from drink

New research from More Than Home Insurance indicates that drunk Brits in the home...

Bridgewater sets up technical helpline

Bridgewater Equity Release has introduced a new technical helpline for advisers. The home reversion specialist...

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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