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Possible Cattles deal only offer 1p per share

Embattled doorstep lender Cattles Plc has told shareholders that an offer could be made...

ERSA gets eighth member

Gordon Brown Associates has become the latest member of the Equity Release Solicitors' Alliance...

AIFA welcomes FSA’s trail commission clarification

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has welcomed the clarification from the FSA...

L&G offers exclusive tracker

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched a new two-year tracker product for remortgagers,...

3,000 more intermediary products available than 12 months ago

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

MI Holdings to distribute Precise BTL deals

Mortgage Intelligence and Mortgage Next Network appointed representatives have been chosen to receive access...

Northern Rock cuts Everyday rates

Northern Rock has reduced selected products within its Everyday range of residential mortgages. The two-year...

PTFS adds Assurant to landlord insurance panel

Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) has added Assurant Intermediary to its Landlord Property Insurance...

Royal London appointment to expand distribution base

Royal London has appointed Simon Cocker as head of new markets for its national...

Deposit-raising still toughest task for FTBs

The biggest obstacle facing first-time buyers is still raising the requite money for a...

CML doubts extent of HIP suspension effect

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) does not expect the suspension of the Home...

Don’t over-rely on credit-scoring says L&G

Legal & General Network has called for more lenders to take a flexible approach...

Another wave of withdrawn permissions

The FSA has announced a further five withdrawals of permissions over unpaid fees. Parkers, from...

Major growth in regulated business for Tiuta

Specialist lender Tiuta say that 30% of all business it received is now 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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