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Nationwide reduces rates

Nationwide will tomorrow cut rates by up to 0.30% on selected mortgages for remortgage...

Don’t ignore insurance opportunities from rental market, brokers told

Assurant Intermediary has reminded intermediaries that the residential rental market is a potential source...

HSBC finds large difference in ERCs

HSBC has published an analysis of how much early redemption charges (ERC) can vary...

Santander’s RBS branch acquisition criticised

Santander has agreed to buy 318 RBS branches for £1.65 billion. The deal is expected...

focus:360º now supports iPad browsing

Focus Solutions says its latest version of focus:360º has been refined and tested to...

Leadbay teams up with 360 Lifecycle

Leadbay and 360 Lifecycle have joined forces to help brokers improve their client relationship...

EXCLUSIVE: Conveyancing Alliance unveils alternative to free legals

Online conveyancing distributor Conveyancing Alliance Ltd has launched a new limited offer special remortgage...

Software needs a business case for upgrading

There must be a point to software updates, argues Harpal Singh, managing director of...

Lloyds Banking Group returns to profit

Partly state owned bank Lloyds Banking Group has returned to profit, posting pre-tax profit...

House prices rise 0.6%

House prices increased by 0.6% in July, reversing the 0.6% fall in June, according...

The Leeds appoints corporate comms head

Leeds Building Society has appointed Gary Brook as head of corporate communication. Brook has over...

Royal Bank of Scotland Group fined £5.6m

The FSA has fined members of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBSG) £5.6...

Stroud & Swindon merger with the Coventry confirmed

The FSA has confirmed the proposed transfer of the engagements of the Stroud &...

Jon King leaves Hodge Lifetime

Hodge Lifetime has announced the departure of its long-serving managing director, Jon King. King joined...

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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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