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ASA rules against Experian over credit file access claims

Experian has been told by the advertising watchdog not to claim to offer 'instant...

Borro appoints managing director

Short term asset lender borro has announced the appointment of Claire Gates as managing...

HSBC introduces new online mortgage facilities

HSBC has launched two new online mortgage services. Customers can now apply for a mortgage...

BIBA announces next chairman

Andy Homer is to become chairman of the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) in...

Intermediaries maintain confidence in their sector

Brokers are becoming more confident about the future prospects of the intermediary sector, with...

August lending makes up for weak July: CML

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £13.4 billion in August, according to the Council...

France continues as most popular country for Brits buying abroad

France has maintained its position as the most popular country for Brits buying property...

OFT provides guidance for estate agents and property developers

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a consultation on draft guidance to...

MortgageStream to develop broker system for HLP

Homeloan Partnership Network has chosen MortgageStream to create an all new bespoke point of...

New five-year fix from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has launched a new five-year fixed rate mortgage at 4.19%. It is...

Cost of paying home insurance monthly revealed

Research by moneysupermarket.com suggests there is a large variety in the amounts home insurers...

Lloyds Banking Group deputy chairman to step down

Lord Leitch is to retire from the board of Lloyds Banking Group and as...

Countrywide Corporate Property Services appoints new property sales director

Richard Freedman has been appointed as property sales director for Countrywide Corporate Property Services,...

AIP boost for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance has reported an increase in the number of AIPs (agreements in...

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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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