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Lloyds rebrand to take three years

Lloyds Banking Group is to move its Lloyds TSB branded businesses to &lta href=&quothttps://www.lloydstsb.com/current_accounts.asp&quot&gtLloyds...

Rise in consumer confidence

The Nationwide has reported that consumer confidence rose by five points to 61 during...

NALS launches approved provider service

The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has unveiled its new designated 'NALS approved service...

Facebook could cause insurance premium rise

Confused.com has claimed that people who use social media sites such as Twitter and...

Mortgage market remained subdued in July

Demand for mortgages in July continued to be weak in what is traditionally a...

Tougher capital requirements for banks

Central banks have hammered out a deal to require banks to hold more capital. The...

PAYE saga could hit those with IVAs or DMPs: ClearDebt

ClearDebt has expressed concern over the potential ramifications of HMRC's PAYE tax debacle for...

Housing benefit cuts will cause homes crisis: Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice has warned that the coalition government's proposed cuts to housing benefit will...

London continues to buck the trend

The average LTV on purchase mortgages fell from a six-month high of 71.1% in...

BBA outlines new code for financial disclosures

The British Bankers Association (BBA) has published a new code for financial reporting disclosure. The...

Treasury slammed over rental supply decision

The property industry has reacted with "dismay"" after the Treasury ruled out giving any...

House sales drop off in August

House sales in London increased by by 22% in August but remained virtually static...

Godiva unveils two new fixed rates

Godiva Mortgages has extended its prime residential range to include two new fixed rate...

Yet again, base rate held

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has again voted to keep the...

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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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