Regulation

SimplyBiz Mortgages to stage ‘seasonal showcase’

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced an inaugural 'Seasonal Showcase' event taking place on 9 December.   It completes...

NatWest reveals its MCD timetable

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is to implement the requirements of the European Mortgage Credit Directive...

Lloyds outlines MCD changes

Lloyds Banking Group has revealed details for its implementation of the Mortgage Credit Directive...

6% monthly rise in secured lending

The latest Enterprise Finance Secured Loan Index has reported that secured lending activity rose...

Pensions being unlocked for debt and holidays

21% of people plan to release cash over and above their tax-free lump sum...

Chaseblue secures FCA authorisation

South Wales specialist finance packager Chaseblue has received notification from the Financial Conduct Authority...

uSwitch: payday loan redress not enough

Comparison site uSwitch has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) announcement that payday...

The future? Family financial planning

Advisers believe the number of couples and families seeking joint advice on retirement planning will increase...

Skipton to hold MCD broker seminars

Skipton Intermediaries will be hosting a range of special breakfast seminars across the country...

Brokers expect little difference from Consumer BTL

The majority of respondents to a survey on the effects of the Mortgage Credit...

Payday lender to refund over £15m to customers

Dollar Financial UK, which trades as The Money Shop, Payday UK, Payday Express and...

Brightstar receives FCA authorisation

Brightstar Financial has secured authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  It achieved authorisation in 12 weeks...

BoE and FPC to regulate buy-to-let

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has told a parliament committee that the...

Compliance hire for the Right Mortgage & Protection Network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has hired Ben Allen as compliance manager. Allen...

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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