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Aldermore lending plans revealed

Aldermore has published details of its residential and buy-to-let mortgage range, which it says...

Landlords concerned over proposed CGT increases

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has called for capital gains from the sale of...

Aviva appoints broker line head

Sam Hudson has been appointed head of broker personal lines for Aviva. He has previously...

Cattles posts £745m loss

Cattles Plc has reported a pre-tax loss of £745.2 million for 2008 (2007 restated:...

AIFA posts wish list for government

AIFA has set out its priorities for the new government. Chris Cummings, director general, AIFA...

Bank charge gripes behind rise in complaints

The FSA has reported a significant increase in complaints to regulated firms in the...

Housing market sees post-Budget bounce

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported an increase in buyers and...

Guarantor mortgages a solution for FTBs?

The Stafford Railway Building Society is arguing that prospective first-time buyers, struggling to get...

AToM appoints commercial head

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has appointed Peter Turner as director of its...

Public keeps the faith in advice despite global crisis

Borrowers' faith in independent financial advice remains, despite the difficulty in getting mortgage, according...

Mortgage Brain pleased with product availability numbers

The number of mortgage schemes increased during April to represent an overall product increase...

Trackers more popular than fixed rates: Paragon

The proportion of mortgage borrowers opting for a tracker mortgage has overtaken fixed-rate deals...

TMA brokers can become online property agents

TMA has formed a strategic partnership with Home Searcher to offer DA brokers an...

LeadPoint unveils new lead generation platform

LeadPoint has unveiled a new interface designed to help lead buyers maximise their return...

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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