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TMA to pass on full Leeds proc fee to DAs

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) says it will pay directly authorised intermediaries the full procuration...

LV= retirement products available to Intrinsic

Intrinsic's restricted and independent financial planners now have access to LV='s full range of...

Housing more affordable for public sector workers

Housing affordability for key public sector workers has improved since house prices peaked in...

Yin and yang of buy-to-let

The buy-to-let bounce mustn't kill off the first-time buyer, warns Phil Whitehouse, head of...

Skipton changes fees and rates

Skipton Building Society has made changes to its fixed interest rates and fees. It has...

94% fall in ‘value of money’ over past 50 years

The value of money has fallen by 94% over the last 50 years, according...

Buying in Scotland now more affordable than renting

New research by Bank of Scotland suggests that the cost associated with buying a...

Women prefer to talk money than sex

Sex is the number one 'life issue' that Brits feel most uncomfortable talking about...

Pre-crunch arrears levels for CHL

CHL Mortgages says arrears across its buy-to-let mortgage book are now back to the...

LeadPoint UK passes 2m lead milestone

LeadPoint says it has passed the two million mark for leads it has traded...

Surge in high value house sales

The Countrywide group has reported a 4% rise in the number of new properties...

Aviva adds ‘inheritance guarantee’ to equity release plans

Aviva has made changes to its lifetime mortgage plans. It has introduced an inheritance...

Barclays cuts Woolwich rates

Barclays is cutting rates on its Woolwich tracker and fixed rate mortgage range by...

Paragon unveils three fixes for professional landlords

Paragon Mortgages has launched three new fixed-rate products targeted at professional landlords. The trio of...

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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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