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Target makes board appointment

Financial software and servicing firm Target Group has appointed Glen Herbert to its board...

Date set for new AIFA/AMI/AFB boss’s start

Stephen Gay is to join the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) as its...

AMI details Expo speaker programme

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has outlined its 2010 Mortgage Business Expo (MBE)...

FSA ban for lender boss who dubbed customers &quotevil&quot

The FSA has fined mortgage lender, Bridging Loans Ltd, £42,000 and its director Joseph...

Northern Rock CEO quits

Gary Hoffman has stepped down as chief executive officer (CEO) of Northern Rock plc,...

Landlords accuse minister of making misleading claims

The government's Welfare Reform Minister Lord Freud has been accused by landlords of 'fiddling'...

Debt in retirement looms for over-50s

National free debt solution provider Payplan has warned that poor performance of final salary...

Accord unveils seven-day specials

Accord Mortgages has unveiled eight new fixed rate products, with rates starting from 2.89%...

5% rise in intermediary product availability

The number of live mortgage schemes available to intermediaries has climbed to its highest...

Remortgaging activity counteracts FTB slump

There was a decline in first-time buyer activity in October, according to the latest...

Improving arrears position at CHL

CHL Mortgages has reported further improvements in arrears levels across its buy-to-let and homeloan...

Property Portfolio Rescue rebrands

Property Portfolio Rescue (PPR) has rebranded to PPR Estates. It says the move is...

Lenders look to improve the conveyancing process

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says it is working on a number of...

Continuing fall in commercial property demand

The latest RICS Commercial Market Survey has found that demand for commercial property is...

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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