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Large rise in distressed sales enquiries

Property Portfolio Rescue (PPR) has reported that distressed seller enquiries for the second quarter...

BoE downgrades growth forecast

The Bank of England has cut its predictions for economic growth from 3.5% to...

Fixed rate take-up at highest level this year so far

Latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders indicates that 48% of new borrowers...

Three jailed over mortgage fraud

Three people have been sentenced to almost 10 years imprisonment in total for defrauding...

Business boost for Hamptons International

Hamptons International has reported a 24% increase in the number of net sales achieved...

Bridger becomes preferred finance house for auctioneer

Short term lender, Bridging Finance Solutions, has been appointed as a preferred finance supplier...

Confidence continues to fall

July saw another fall in consumer confidence, with Nationwide's confidence index dropping by seven...

Perpective makes regulatory hire

Perspective Financial Group has appointed Julie Hepworth as its new group regulatory manager. Hepworth ...

Linx FS joins PTFS

Linx FS has joined the Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) network. The new regional network...

New deals from the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched a new three-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.65%. The...

All SLS staff face uncertain future

All members of staff have been placed into a consultation period at Savills Lending...

Estate agents buoyed by July activity

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has claimed that July was one of...

Home & Capital’s parent acquired by Grainger

Sovereign Reversions plc, the parent firm of equity release provider Home & Capital, has...

Profits – and arrears – up at the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has reported an increase in pre-tax profits of 10% to...

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...

Latest news

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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