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Greek crisis: whose problem?

Hellenic hell would be bad for the UK mortgage market, argues Eric Stoclet, CEO...

Improving insolvency picture for larger firms

The UK's largest companies experienced the largest fall in insolvencies compared to any other...

Y3S launches miLoan sourcing system

A new secured loan sourcing system, developed by Y3S Loans for mortgage brokers and...

Over 1,000 firms apply for CQS membership

The 1,000 mark for applications to join the Conveyancing Quality Scheme has been surpassed. The...

Late payment still hitting two-thirds of businesses

73% of all businesses have suffered late payment over the past years, according to...

Servicer makes hire to expand into seconds

Gerry McHugh has been appointed as director of operations at financial outsourcer Oakwood Global...

FSCS pays out over half a billion in compensation

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) paid out £535 million in compensation over the...

Milestone reached by Promise charity

Over £100,000 was raised last week for the charity Promise Dreams on its 10th...

Six land banking firms wound up

Six companies that mis-sold green belt land for investment to the public have been...

New capped tracker from first direct

First direct has launched a new three-year limited edition capped tracker mortgage . It says...

Brits pay extra to be close to work

Close proximity to work is the most important factor for prospective homebuyers in the...

Skipton cuts rates and adds new products

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates by between 0.10 and 0.40 basis points...

More seven-day exclusives from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is launching two key account exclusives and cutting rates by...

Openwork appoints new CEO

Openwork has announce the appointment of Mary-Anne McIntyre as chief executive officer (CEO). She is...

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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