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Manchester BS moves into offset market

Manchester Building Society has moved into the offset mortgage market. Its first deal is priced...

Metro Bank selects GI partner

Uinsure has been chosen as the general insurance provider for Metro Bank's customers. Metro Bank...

Stamp duty relief axe to cause purchase spike?

RICS has expressed concern over the government's timing for scrapping stamp duty relief for...

New fees-assisted BTL deals from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has launched a new fixed rate buy-to-let range offering fees assisted...

FTB stamp duty relief to be scrapped

The government will not continue with the stamp duty tax relief for first time...

Autumn Statement: as it happened

George Osborne up to speak: "We will do whatever it takes to protect Britain from...

Landlords positive about 2012

Landlords are feeling "increasingly positive"" about the prospects for the private rented sector next...

The Leeds donates £11,000 to Marie Curie Cancer Care

The Leeds Building Society has made an £11,000 donation to Marie Curie Cancer Care,...

Chancellor urged to maintain FTB Stamp Duty threshold

The Nationwide Building Society is urging George Osborne to maintain the Stamp Duty threshold...

Marginal rise in house prices in November: Nationwide

UK house prices increased by 0.4% in November, according to the Nationwide Building Society. This...

Improvement in outlook for first-time buyers

Latest research suggests that it is now more affordable to get onto the housing...

Scottish house prices down 2.9% year-on-year

According to the latest Scottish House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB Scotland, in the...

No change for intermediaries: Northern Rock

Following the announcement that Virgin Money is to buy Northern Rock, the latter organisation...

House prices fall 3.2% year-on-year

There was an annual price fall of 3.2% in October, according to data from...

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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