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HSBC offers mortgage at 1.99%

HSBC is offering a two year deal which represents the bank's lowest rate mortgage...

AToM makes referral business appointment

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has appointed Phil Hearn as relationship manager for...

PMS expands bridging panel

PMS has added Affirmative to its bridging panel Martin Reynolds, PMS development director, said:"We are...

Cattles considers shutting 30 Welcome branches

Embattled sub-prime lender Cattles has proposed the closure of 30 Welcome Financial Services branches...

Defaqto launches SIPP guide

Defaqto has launched a guide to SIPPs, which is the latest in its range...

Network director in trouble with FSA

The FSA has withdrawn the approval for Steven Moorley, director of Premier Network Group...

David Murphy joins BuildStore

Self-build specialist BuildStore has appointed David Murphy as director of sales and marketing for...

BSA expects subdued market for rest of year

Gross lending by building societies has continued to rise. In July it totalled £2.1...

ADVICE: Going back to school

Are you prepared for September, asks Justin Rees, head of marketing at Leadpoint UK The...

Landlords slam Local Housing Allowance system

The National Landlords' Association (NLA) has criticised the government's approach to housing benefits. This follows...

The demise of the ‘reluctant landlord’?

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has reported a fall in the number...

Business investment down 10.4% in Q2

The Office for National Statistics has reported that business investment for the second quarter...

Strongest monthly property price rise since 2004

All regions in England and Wales experienced a positive monthly change in their average...

Print expert joins broker forum

Peter McCarthy has joined the Marketing Innovation Forum as its 'print guru'. McCarthy, currently sales...

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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