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OPINION: Self-cert shows lenders can’t be left to their own devices

Blame lenders for the demise of self-cert, argues Bob Young, managing director of Capital...

Recovery solely based in the capital?

Distressed seller enquiries from homeowners in major cities in the Midlands and the North...

Effects of debt all too clear

Free debt help website talkaboutdebt.co.uk says its research indicates that 27% of people in...

Post Office brings out new mortgage range

The Post Office has introduced a new expanded mortgage range following a successful trial. The...

New L&G club deals include ‘reverse stepped tracker’

Legal & General Mortgage Club is offering its members access to two exclusive mortgage...

New firm offers profiling technology

A new company called AxiaMetrics has been launched by two industry stalwarts and aims...

Lender solicitors faring badly in online poll

Preliminary findings from a Goldsmith Williams survey suggests that brokers feel let down by...

Aviva for Advisers unveiled

Aviva has today launched Aviva for Advisers, which offers secure online services to intermediaries. Advisers...

International investors attracted by the UK

PropertyEarth.Net, the UK chain free property portal, says its latest figures suggest investors from...

Co-op move could be just the beginning, warns conveyancing portal

OpenConvey is warning that many lenders could follow the example of the Co-operative Financial...

Barclays’ PPI win ‘just a reprieve’

The Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has upheld part of Barclays' challenge of the Competition...

Housing benefit arrears decision welcomed

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has welcomed a Housing Benefit Tribunal decision upholding an...

Sesame snaps up Bankhall and PMS

Sesame has acquired support services businesses Bankhall andPremier Mortgage Service (PMS) from Skandia UK. The...

Halifax estate agents sold for £1

Lloyds Banking Group Plc is to sell its Halifax estate agency business for £1...

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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