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New fixed rates from the Co-op

The Co-operative Bank is re-launching its fixed rate mortgage range tomorrow (December 16). Rates will...

Co-op preferred bidder for Lloyds branches

The Co-operative Group has been given preferred bidder status in the process currently being...

Unemployment could hit 3m: L&G

UK unemployment has hit a 17-year high. According to the Office for National Statistics, at...

Aldermore appoints operations director

Aldermore has appointed Jeremy Baber as operations director of its asset finance business. Baber is...

Down-lett rather than down-size, suggests ARLA

Downsizing isn't always the only way to subsidise hard-hit pensions, according to the Association...

NACFB members lauded by asset lender

Borro has praised intermediary delegates attending the NACFB's Annual General Meeting in Birmingham. Its managing...

Over 6,500 new products available to brokers in 2011

The number of mortgage products available to intermediaries has increased by 87% over the...

Average FTB age in 2012 will be 32, says Rightmove

Only 23% of all those intending to buy in the next 12 months will...

Never been a better time to buy: Zoopla

Buying now beats renting in 47 of the 50 largest towns across the country,...

Flat growth expected in Scotland

they are still demanding big deposits

Purchase business holding up

Purchase business remains strong, John Charcol has reported in its latest Mortgage Index. The broker...

FSA wants prominent deposit protection notices

The FSA wants to make it obligatory for all banks, building societies and credit...

Furness exclusive for PMS and Sesame members

PMS members and Sesame's appointed representatives (ARs) now have access to a new exclusive...

Borro partners with HLP

Borro has teamed up with HomeLoan Partnership (HLP) to offer its asset lending facilities...

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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