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Board and management changes at Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group has announced changes to its group board and the management team,...

Mutual lending up in 2011

Gross lending by building societies and other mutuals in 2011 was £23.6 billion in...

Profits down at Santander

Santander's gross mortgage lending share to UK households in 2011 totalled 17.3%, which the...

Lowest five-year fix for the Chelsea

Chelsea Building Society has unveiled its lowest ever rate for a five-year fixed deal. Up...

MAB in Police Mutual exclusive tie-in

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has signed an exclusive deal to provide Police Mutual (PMAS)...

My|deposits publishes dispute guide

My|deposits has released a step-by-step checklist for landlords and letting agents to help them...

LifeSearch sees rise in protection sales and advice

Protection specialist LifeSearch has reported that the number of lives financially protected in 2011...

ARLA believes landlords may sit tight this year

The number of landlords that sold a property in the last 12 months rose...

RNLI is YBS charity of the year

Yorkshire Building Society is to raise funds this year for the Royal National Lifeboat...

Two new faces for Brightstar Financial

Brightstar Financial has hired two new members of staff. The appointments come as the national...

Buying is 16% cheaper than renting, claims mortgage lender

Buying a home in the UK is over a £100 a month cheaper than...

Land Registry publishes more detailed transaction data

Detailed Land Registry transaction information is now available monthly in addition to the House...

Bright Grey pays out over 90% of CI claims

Bright Grey paid out 91% of critical illness claims in the last six months...

New associate member of BSA

Gateway surveyors is the latest firm to join the Building Societies Association (BSA) as...

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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