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Huge rise in FTB reliance on ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’

84% of first time buyers are relying on financial support from their parents, according...

Land and Society Commission publishes localism report

The independent Land and Society Commission, established by RICS, has published its report into...

BIBA backs insurance signposting system

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) is backing the government's signposting proposals, which it...

First-time buyers want tougher rules: Shelter

75% of first time buyers think banks must lend responsibly despite the fact it...

KRS outlines extent of pensioner debt

The average pensioner with debt taking out an equity release plan on the value...

New buy-to-let range from TMW

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has updated its buy-to-let product range. This includes a new five-year...

Average personal debt rises

New research from moneysupermarket.com has found that one in three people in the UK...

4.39% five-year fix from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has unveiled a new five-year fixed rate mortgage at 4.39%. It...

TMA to host free DA round table

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) is holding a free round table event at the Tower...

Accord cuts fixed rates again

Accord Mortgages has made further cuts to rates on its 85% LTV mortgage range,...

Hastings Retail appoints new managing director

Tobias van der Meer has just been appointed as the new managing director of...

Fees-free deal from the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society is offering its remortgage products with no arrangement, application, valuation...

Bank holidays didn’t dent housing market

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) says the housing market withstood the pressures...

The Perfect 10 rate cut to 3.79%

Woolwich has cut the rate on Bovis Homes' 'Perfect 10' mortgage package by 1.20...

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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