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AfI cuts mortgage rates

Abbey for Intermediaries (AfI) is cutting the rates on some of its 70% LTV...

Large rise in identity fraud: CIFAS

During the first quarter of 2010 there was a 19.86% increase in identity fraud...

Largemortgageloans.com to offer multi-currency offset mortgage

A private bank has agreed to provide Largemortgageloans.com with funding for it claims is...

Record-breaking month for Exweb

There were 43,689 new business transactions processed via 1st - The Exchange's Exweb in...

Home of Choice to enter administration

The management of the Home of Choice network has filed with the High Court...

Zurich boosts protection proposition

Zurich UK Life has made improvements to its mortgage and family protection proposition, including...

Britannia & Co-op move to help FTBs

Britannia and The Co-operative Bank have introduced new initiatives for first time buyers. The measures...

Double digit annual house price growth: Nationwide

The price of a typical UK property rose by a seasonally adjusted 1.0% month-on-month...

Two consultants join Compliancy Services

Compliancy Services has added two new compliance consultants to its retail team. The appointments consist...

Rental voids stabilising

New figures from the National Landlords Association, supplied by research consultants BDRC Continental, show...

Rise in SME insurance available online

Almost a quarter of products available in the office and retailers market are now...

Y3S strengthens team

Y3S Group has added a further 16 staff members to help cope with the...

SHIP wants more from political parties

Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP), the equity release providers' trade body, has urged each...

High street banks’ complaints handling criticised

The FSA is making five banks undertake major chances to their complaints handling, while...

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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