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Two-year high for equity release advances

Fourth quarter total equity release advances last year totalled £215.9 million, trade body SHIP...

3mc unveils bridge/remortgage combo deal

3mc has launched an exclusive mortgage deal backed by both Aldermore Commercial Mortgages and...

MGM Advantage appoints non-exec director

Philippa Dickson has joined the board of MGM Advantage as a non-executive director. She has...

Mystery lender benefits Promise Solutions

Promise Solutions has completed its first secured loan with new, unnamed lender in 12...

Fall in Scottish flat prices

Prices of homes in Scotland fell for the second successive month in November, while...

John Charcol sees popularity boost for hybrid mortgages

December was the best month so far for Hybrid mortgages, John Charcol has reported. Last...

New fixed rates from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society is launching a new range of three and five-year fixed rate...

M.Residential appoints Gateway

M.Residential has appointed Gateway as its valuation manager. M.Residential is a property acquisition, sales and...

FSCP states position over future retail financial services regulation

The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has called for the new Financial Conduct Authority...

Hinckley & Rugby cuts discount rates

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut interest rates on three lifetime discount...

DCLG figures highlight stagnant state of market

In November, UK house prices fell by 0.3% over the year whilst they remain...

The Cambridge beefs up proposition

The Cambridge Building Society has refreshed its mortgage range. It has reduced application fees on...

Platform seeks 33% BTL boost

Platform wants to increase its lending in the buy-to-let market by a third in...

Time for a change?

Have you reviewed your business plan, asks Harpal Singh, managing director of Conveyancing Alliance...

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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