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Mutuals&’039 mortgage lending up 22% year-on-year

There were £2.5 billion of mortgages approved by mutual lenders in September, up 22%...

The right ABS parter is vital: Goldsmith

Caution should be the name of the game for brokers looking a partner to...

Enhanced equity release boosts More 2 Life&’039s market share

quity release provide More 2 Life has a 9.3% market share after its first...

AFI to provide “end to end” service

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has made changes to its Mortgage Application Tracking System (MATS)...

Rise in pre-tax profits for Barclays

Barclays has reported pre-tax profits of £5 billion for the first nine months of...

Economic worries hitting housing market

Average house prices fell by 0.2% in October, Hometrack has reported. This compared to falls...

The Chelsea joins YBS donation scheme

Chelsea Building Society is asking its members to sign up to a new scheme...

RICS looks to improve estate agency standards

RICS is aiming to alter the way people view estate agents with the launch...

TMA increases proc fees

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has increased the procuration fees it pays to its members....

Buy-to-let newbies need your advice

Buy-to-let needs new blood as well as the seasoned pros, argues Bob Young, managing...

Planning for rising tenant arrears

Tenant arrears: Expect the best, but plan for the worst, advises Paul Jardine, director...

Carve out a property service niche for yourself

Why not become a 'house move specialist', wonders Phil Whitehouse, head of TMA After speaking...

Lenders vs conveyancers?

Conveyancers are feeling the force of the lending community, explains Harpal Singh, managing director...

New deal from NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced a new two-year, 50% LTV remortgage into its corporate...

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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