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All regions see ‘significant’ increases in property sales

Month-on-month houses sales in February were up 38.3% on January's, according to the latest...

23% of equity release customers help family

The average payment made via equity release to help out family was £23,328, according...

Rental demand will continue to rise into 2012: ARLA

Members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) believe that demand for rental...

Conti in exclusive partnership with Paymentshield Mortgage Club

Overseas mortgage firm Conti, the UK's leading has joined forces with Paymentshield Mortgage Club,...

NatWest IS adds new BTL deal and updates rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions (NatWest IS) is launching a new 75% LTV fixed rate buy-to-let...

AFI adds webpage to show current service levels

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has unveiled a new service page on its website. The &lta...

Xit2 on Target with new partnership

Target Group has selected xit2 to distribute and manage its instructions to third parties...

Wonga ad breached ASA rules

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a television advert from short-term lender Wonga.com. The...

EPCs failing to inform decision-making: Consumer Focus

Consumer Focus has published research which is claims shows that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)...

CML wants wholesale change of conveyancing market

Lenders have called for a "fundamental review"" of the conveyancing market to address the...

Internet banking down at first direct

First direct's internet banking is temporarily unavailable. The direct-only bank says it is working as...

Mortgage approvals up in January

Latest figures from the Bank of England show there were 45,723 mortgage approvals in...

Crown names new FD

European servicer Crown Mortgage Management has appointed Andrew Doyle as finance director. Doyle has over...

TMA offers exclusive two-year buy-to-let discount deal

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has unveiled an exclusive two-year buy-to-let discount product funded by...

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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