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Chetwood Bank names George Gee as mortgages chief

Chetwood Bank has appointed George Gee as managing director of its mortgages division, bringing...

House prices edge higher in third quarter as buyer and seller expectations align

House prices continued to rise modestly in the third quarter, extending a run of...

Commercial brokers look ahead with measured confidence, survey suggests

Commercial finance brokers are largely upbeat about their prospects over the next 12 months,...

Twenty7tec adds international payments capability

Mortgage advisers using the Twenty7tec platform will now be able to support clients funding...

Landlord profits climb as rental yields reach 10-year high

UK landlords are closing out the year with their strongest profitability since 2019, supported...

Tower Insurance Brokers secures growth funding to fuel next phase of expansion

Tower Insurance Brokers has secured multi-million pound growth funding from TDC as it looks...

Source Insurance diverts Christmas marketing spend to homelessness charity

Source Insurance has donated its entire Christmas marketing budget to The Huggard, a Cardiff-based...

IMLA predicts sustained growth in mortgage lending through 2027

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is forecasting rising mortgage lending volumes through 2026...

Monzo moves to acquire Habito as it targets a more streamlined mortgage journey

Monzo has announced its intention to buy Habito, the digital mortgage broker, in a...

Long-term illness affects almost four in 10 adults, insurer warns

Nearly four in 10 UK adults are living with at least one ongoing medical...

Atom bank completes record Scottish commercial mortgage

Atom bank has completed its largest ever Scottish transaction with a £5.7 million commercial...

Bridging lender steps in to fund former AA building purchase

A specialist lender has completed a £2.275 million residential bridging loan to support the...

Sirius completes £18.4m portfolio refinance in Greater Manchester

Sirius Finance has completed an £18.4m refinance of a mixed-use property portfolio across Greater...

UTB appoints commercial director for mortgages, buy-to-let and bridging

United Trust Bank has appointed Andrew Ferguson to a newly created commercial director role...

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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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