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Valuations up in February

The number of residential mortgage valuations in February was up by nearly a quarter...

Dealing with Easter, royal weddings and holidays

Don't totally write off those 11 days in April/May, argues Justin Rees, director of...

Market effectively to your existing clients

Technology should be used to manage existing clients, says Richard Adams, managing director of...

First 4 Bridging offers 0.99%pcm exclusive

London-based master broker, First 4 Bridging, is offering a first charge bridging product of...

New chairman for CML Scotland

Jim Dunn, general manager of the Scottish Building Society, has become chairman of CML...

Paymentcare.co.uk launches new B&C insurance

Paymentcare.co.uk has unveiled a new Buildings and Contents (B&C) insurance policy. The product is designed...

Personnel changes following Linear joining Pink network

Linear Financial Solutions has joined the Pink Home Loans network. Linear is part of the...

FTBs top unbiased.co.uk enquiries

Unbiased.co.uk's 'find a mortgage adviser' search again revealed 'first time buying' as the number...

London and S East boosting house prices

February saw monthly house prices increase by 0.3%, according to the latest house price...

Significant minority of finance professionals expect double-dip

More than one third of financial services practitioners think the UK faces a double-dip...

We need fundamental review of FSCS: AIFA

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has called for a fundamental review of...

OFT consults over debt collection practices

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a 12-week consultation on its updated...

Blemain hires training expert

Blemain Group has appointed Paul Halliwell as learning and development manager. He joins from a...

FSA appoints senior adviser

The FSA has announced the appointment of John Sutherland as a senior adviser on...

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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