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Government officially launches FirstBuy

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has launched the new FirstBuy scheme, designed to help those...

May pickup for gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending totalled an estimated £11.3 billion last month, according to the Council...

Former FSA chairman heads new lender

Sir Callum McCarthy , a director of HM Treasury and former FSA chairman, is...

TMA improves debt solutions offering

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has added debt advice firm, The Debt Advisor, to its...

Property developer sent down

A bankrupt property developer, who hid the funds that would have been the main...

The Leeds widens fees-assisted offering

The Leeds Building Society has added new versions to its fees assisted two-year discount...

Unbiased.co.uk bolsters proposition

Unbiased.co.uk has launched a new 'find an accountant' search alongside its existing 'find an...

The end of the PC…

The mortgage market cannot resist the cloud, argues Paul Hunt, managing director of Phoebus...

The Leeds unveils new shared ownership offering

Leeds Building Society has launched a new shared ownership mortgage range, with which it...

FSA takes action against firm in liquidation

The FSA has withdrawn the permissions of a mortgage brokerage which is already in...

Referral fee clarification &quotgreat news&quot for mortgage market: Goldsmith

Law firm Goldsmith Williams says the mortgage industry has received a "major boost"" following...

New key account deals and rate cuts from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has added two new key account exclusives as part of...

First direct re-categorises its mortgage products

First direct has altered the structure of its mortgage offering. It now has three categories...

The Yorkshire raises Drop Lock ceiling to 90% LTV

Yorkshire Building Society is increasing the options within its Drop Lock mortgage range. The range...

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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