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FSA outlines arrears and fraud proposals

The FSA has unveiled a package of measures aimed to help ensure that mortgage...

New small business boss at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks

Gary Lumby has been appointed as director of small business banking for Clydesdale and...

More Barclays cash available for SMEs

Barclays has announced an extra £88 million to lend to SMEs through the Enterprise...

If you want stress, buy a house

House buying tops the table of 'most stressful life experiences' with 24% of homeowners...

MBO at Allied Surveyors

Allied Surveyors Diligence Ltd has announced a management buy out (MBO) of the business...

ADVICE: moving to a fee model

Kevin Paterson, sales and marketing director at Assurant Intermediary, looks at how intermediaries can...

Chelsea members agree to Yorkshire merger

Chelsea Building Society members have voted in favour of a merger with the Yorkshire...

COMMENT: Considering the direct approach

ARs should consider the DA route, argues Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage Alliance...

The rise of the reluctant tenant

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has claimed that the housing market in...

Yorkshire adds first-time buyer product to range

Yorkshire Building Society has added a new member-exclusive mortgage to its range aimed at...

Debt charity moves into equity release advice

Older debtors can now receive direct help from the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS),...

L&G club accesses Accord exclusives

Legal & General Mortgage Club has unveiled three exclusive, two-year fixed rate mortgage products...

Everyday mortgages from the Rock on Monday

Northern Rock plc is launching a new range of Everyday mortgageson Monday. They come with...

Club members gain access to commercial and bridging products

Mortgage club SimplyBiz Mortgages has partner with Fiducia Commercial Solutions to give member firms...

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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Conveyancing sector moves into gear following PM Law Group collapse

The abrupt closure of PM Law Group has left thousands of property transactions in...

Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

Britain’s post-war generation reaches 80 with longer lives and new financial pressures

The first wave of babies born after the Second World War turns 80 this...

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

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