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Advisers report surge in client anxiety ahead of Budget

Financial advisers are reporting a sharp rise in client anxiety amid widespread speculation over...

Finova appoints new commercial director to support growth plans

Finova has appointed Daniel Broadhurst as commercial director as the cloud-based lending and savings...

Together widens semi-commercial lending criteria

Specialist lender Together has revised its definition of semi-commercial property, widening eligibility to support...

Aldermore expands commercial real estate team with two senior hires

Aldermore has strengthened its commercial real estate division with the appointment of two new...

Chetwood Bank appoints Rajan Kapoor as NED and audit chair

Chetwood Bank has appointed Rajan Kapoor as non-executive director and chair of its audit...

Novium adds ex-nicotine quoting to boost accuracy for advisers

Novium has introduced new functionality to its protection sourcing platform, allowing advisers to include...

Stamp Duty receipts climb 22%

Homebuyers paid £10.8bn in Stamp Duty between January and September this year, according to...

Commonhold and AI dominate debate at ALEP annual conference

The annual conference of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) drew more than...

MBE London sees visitor numbers rise as organisers plan 2026 return

The Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) London 2025 drew a record crowd of brokers, lenders...

Target Group appoints new chairman to lead growth strategy

Target Group has appointed Shashi Bhat as chairman to oversee its next phase of...

New West One appointment to serve brokers in the north

West One Loans has appointed Sam Pettit as regional account manager for short-term finance...

Habito expands mortgage advice team

Digital mortgage broker Habito has expanded its advice division with the appointment of seven...

Skipton International’s NED hires strengthen board

Skipton International has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board, bringing additional experience...

Assetz Capital targets new entrants with first-time developer offering

Assetz Capital has launched a new lending option designed to help first-time developers enter...

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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