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New P2P lender pleased with first month’s activity

New peer-to-peer lending site RateSetter.com has lent £612,984 since its launch on 7 October....

Former MPC member joins the Yorkshire board

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Kate Barker, former member of the Monetary Policy Committee...

Average 95% LTVs have increased this year

Moneysupermarket.com has reported that there has been a 22% increase in the number of...

Paradigm to run MMR workshops

Mortgage partnership proposition Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the first in a series of...

Brokers support CML’s interest-only stance

TMA's October Distribution Indicator shows brokers back the Council of Mortgage Lenders' (CML) position...

The Expo is still worth a visit

The Expo remains a more than worthwhile date in the diary, argues Guy Garrard,...

E-Solutions rolls out version 3.2 of SAMS

E-Solutions has introduced a new version of its software for banks and building societies. The...

Government plans Land Registry sell-off

Concern has been raised over the possible privatisation of the Land Registry, with fears...

MDA sells businesses to TPG Capital

Firms including MDA SearchFlow Limited, MDA Hub Limited, xit2 Limited, Rochford Brady Group and...

Pair of appointment for Ageas Insurance

Ageas Insurance - previously Fortis Insurance - has manned two appointments in its Personal...

Assurant wins PTFS gong

Assurant Intermediary won the title of Best Buildings and Contents Insurance Provider by Personal...

Slight fall in corporate insolvencies

There were 3,974 compulsory liquidations and creditors' voluntary liquidations in total in England and...

FSA reiterates belief in MMR

The FSA has moved to reiterate its belief that that the Mortgage Market Review...

Sesame offers landlord protection with Rent on Time

Sesame has launched an exclusive partnership with Rent on Time to help brokers provide...

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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