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The Leeds Building Society appoints new non-exec director

Leeds Building Society has appointed Les Platts as a non-executive director. Platts, who is a...

Choose partners wisely to avoid fraud, brokers told

Goldsmith Williams has warned intermediaries to choose their partners carefully, if they are to...

Two sales appointments at Ashley Commercial Finance

Cheadle-based Ashley Commercial Finance has made two appointments. The invoice finance provider to smaller businesses,has...

BSA adds voice to debate over future mortgage market

The BSA has followed the CML by responding to the FSA's Responsible Lending Consultation....

Senior management changes for Berkeley Alexander

Geoff Hall has been appointed managing director of general insurance intermediary Berkeley Alexander. Mark Hutchings...

CML responds to CP 10/16

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has submitted its response to the FSAs consultation paper...

TMW improves residential range

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is offering free valuation, free legals and £595 arrangement fees...

Bridgewater offers workshops for growth

Bridgewater Equity Release has launched a series of four Business Planning Workshops designed to...

Danger of GI market focussing on price not quality

Assurant Intermediary has warned intermediaries to ensure their clients are aware of the risks...

SMS offers improved Bank of China deals

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) says it can now offer improved terms on residential and...

Property developer had &quotcynical disregard&quot for insolvency regime

Simon Chalk, a property developer (trading as Woodvale), ocean rower, and night-club owner has...

BSA chairman fears regulatory overkill

The chairman of the Building Societies Association (BSA), David Webster, has raised concern about...

Buyers and sellers waiting for the New Year

Estate agents have reported that the housing market contracted in October as the number...

Anger at FSA voiced at Expo

Brokers voiced a number of concerns about how they will be expected to operate...

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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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