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MPPI rates cut at the Yorkshire/Chelsea

Yorkshire Building Society has cut its Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance rates. The new rates will...

NACFB unveils lead sponsor

Aldermore has been appointed the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers' (NACFB) main 2011...

Cost of consumer credit licences to rise

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced a rise in consumer credit licence...

Law Society rails against property fraud marketing

The Law Society has branded certain title theft protection insurance adverts as "scaremongering"" and...

Rise in complaints upheld by FOS

Lloyds Banking Group received the largest number of mortgage-related complaints during the second half...

Pink offers Precise near-prime exclusive to its ARs

Pink Home Loans' appointed representatives (ARs) now have access to an exclusive, "near-prime"" residential...

House prices down year-on-year by 0.9%

House prices rose in January by 02.%, according to the Land Registry's latest House...

Northern Rock unveils 90% LTV deals

Northern Rock has launched a range of 90% LTV Everyday mortgages aimed at first-time...

Aldermore broadens product offering

Aldermore has made changes to its mortgage offering. New residential one-year discount rates are available...

Rising job losses test lenders’ systems

Servicers need to be proactive during rising unemployment, argues Andrew Doyle, finance director of...

Are DAs feeling the squeeze?

Quality networks aren't called 'umbrella' organisations for nothing, argues Richard Adams, managing director of...

Large mortgages difficult – but not impossible

Demand for large mortgages is growing, writes Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage Alliance...

Three venues in March for Bridgewater broker forums

Bridgewater Equity Release has provided details of its March broker forums. The home reversion specialist...

Call for landlords to be rated online

Consumer watchdog Consumer Focus has called for 'repetitional regulation' of landlords, via a ratings...

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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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