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Bank Rate held again while QE remains unchanged

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted hold the Bank Rate...

Rise in SME turnover during Q3

Business turnover across five key sectors peaked during the third quarter of 2011 for...

The Leeds raises money for Ghanaian orphanage

Leeds Building Society has raised £830 for a children's orphanage in Ghana via a...

KRS and Unique join forces

Key Retirement Solutions and Unique have teamed up to launch a countrywide equity release...

Largemortgageloans makes growth appointment

Largemortgageloans.com has recruited Ian Baker to its management team. The specialist large mortgage loans broker...

Co-op cuts rates and fees on five-year range

The Co-operative Bank is cutting rates on its five-year fixed mortgages by up to...

Landlords continue portfolio expansion: Paragon

42% of intermediaries said more than half of their buy-to-let cases during the third...

Scottish rents back to pre-Crunch levels

Rents in Scotland are at their highest levels since 2008, Citylets has reported. The latest...

Bright Grey launches iPhone offering

Bright Grey has unveiled its Apple iPhone app. 'Bright Touch' is a free iPhone app...

YBS looks to beat 2010 charity total

The Yorkshire Building Society is handing out £100 to hundreds of charities and good...

CBI&’039s &’039Plan A Plus&’039 includes call for MIG return

The CBI has called for the reintroduction of mortgage indemnity guarantees as part of...

The Coventry adds new deals to offering

Coventry Intermediaries has added new residential and buy-to-let mortgages to include two and three-year...

Oakwood ratings upgraded by Fitch

Fitch Ratings has upgraded a number of Oakwood Global Finance LLP's (Oakwood) UK servicer...

BuildLoan extends Melton self-build deal countrywide

BuildLoan says its Melton Mowbray Building Society advance stage payment self build and renovation...

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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