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UK falls behind continental Europe in property sustainability

The UK property sector trails the rest of Europe in adopting sustainable practices, although...

National disparities in FTB ages outlined

The youngest first-time buyers in the UK are currently to be found in Selby...

Teachers&’039 chief exec appointed to FSA small business panel

James Bawa, chief executive of Teachers Building Society, has been appointed to the FSA's...

Which? slams shoddy payday loan practices

There is widespread poor practice in the payday loans market, Which? has claimed following...

Revealed: high cost of rural housing

Only 40% tax ratepayers can afford to buy housing in rural areas, according to...

Lewis quits Tiuta

Gareth Lewis, head of business development at Tiuta, is to leave the short-term lender. Lewis...

Sesame adds key BTL brands to panel

Sesame has added the specialist buy-to-let lending brands of The Paragon Group of Companies...

Average buy-to-let LTV is 67%: NLA

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has reported a continued increase in the popularity of...

FSA confirms Yorkshire-N&P merger

The Financial Services Authority (FSA)has confirmed the proposed transfer of the engagements of the...

NatWest IS cuts – and raises – rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has changed the rates on a number of mortgages in its...

The Yorkshire cuts tracker-to-fixed rates

Yorkshire Building Society has cut rates on its tracker-to-fixed mortgage range. It has introduced a...

The Leeds unveils 5-year fix at 4.99%

Leeds Building Society is now offering a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at 4.99%. It...

L&G chief executive to retire at end of next year

Tim Breedon, group chief executive of Legal & General has told the board that...

New buy-to-let and residential deals from Platform

Platform has introduced new fixed and tracker deals in its buy-to-let range. Two-year fixed rates...

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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