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Eight-year low for rental voids

The average void period in the rental market has fallen to its lowest level...

FSA takes action over five firms’ RMAR failings

Five regulated firms have had their permissions cancelled by the FSA. The handful all were...

Berry to succeed Shave as GEMHL CEO

Colin Shave is to retire as CEO of GE Money Home Lending (GEMHL) on...

Tenet to offer PI solution for ex-ARs

Tenet has developed a new scheme to help former advisers gain protection and plug...

Rents – and tenant arrears – up again

Rents rose in August by 1.4%, according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from LSL...

The Leeds offers cake and a cuppa for charity

Leeds Building Society will be taking part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning in...

People still want to become homeowners

More people than ever before want to be home-owners in the long term, according...

Large rise in spending on cards

According to new figures released by Barclaycard, consumer spending on cards saw a near...

Busy August for bridger

Bridging lender Drawbridge Finance says it issued 127 Agreements In Principle (AIPs) on loans...

Landlords call for government rethink on housing benefit cuts

Government cuts to local housing allowance (LHA) will leave many landlords with reduced rental...

Payday loan demand masks wider problem: Payplan

Payplan has warned advisers over clients looking for payday loans. The free to consumer debt...

EXCLUSIVE: Lenders to link up with taxman

All lenders are set to be given powers to verify customers' income with HM...

AfI improves online proposition

Abbey for Intermediaries (AfI) has made improvements to its online offering, including the introduction...

Bridgewater heads to Huddersfield and Gatwick

Bridgewater Equity Release is to hold two more regional broker forums next week. The home...

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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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