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FSA sets up non-exec director consultation

The FSA has issued a consultation on guidance for non-executive directors (NEDs). The regulator...

Brokers expect short-term lending expansion

82% of brokers surveyed by Precise Mortgages during its recent roadshows believe that the...

Skipton BS adds new 95% deals

Skipton Building Society has launched new three and five-year fixes to 95% LTV, with...

RICS reports rise in rental yields

Yields on rental properties rose over the past quarter, as a result of increased...

New launch from BestAdvice

BestAdvice has launched a new website dedicated to short-term and commercial lending. &lta href=&quothttps://www.bridgingadvice.co.uk&quot&gtwww.bridgingadvice.co.uk&lt/a&gt will...

Shawbrook Bank moves into short-term lending space

Shawbrook Bank has unveiled a new short-term loan for the purchase of investment property. The...

New buy-to-let deal from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society's fixed rate buy-to-let range now includes fees assisted deals available over...

Estate agent ad banned

Estate agent Maurice MacNeill Iona Ltd trading as Century 21, in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, has...

Lack of money inhibiting retirement planning

37% of economically active over-55s still haven't made plans for their finances in retirement,...

House prices “remarkably stable”: Halifax

House prices in the three months to November were 0.6% lower than in the...

CML largely backs SMI proposals

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has welcomed today's "call for evidence"" published by the...

Connaught reveals £130m funding line with Tiuta

Tiuta has received funding totalling £130 million from asset manager Connaught Asset Management to...

AFI confirms buy-to-let launch

Abbey for Intermediaries has confirmed its imminent launch into the buy-to-let sector. Santander has been...

Promise offers 75% LTV adverse seconds

Master broker Promise Solutions is now offering secured loans for borrowers with high adverse...

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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