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AMI warns FCA mortgage review could erode consumer protection

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has issued a sharp warning that the Financial...

Mortgage mental health champions complete challenge and smash £10k target

There were cheers, tears and tired feet in equal measure as two of the...

April Mortgages launches 100% LTV mortgage

April Mortgages has launched a 100% loan-to-value product, allowing first-time buyers and movers to...

Britain’s boldest developer hits the road: John Caudwell Joins Peking to Paris Rally

John Caudwell, Founder of luxury developer Caudwell, and arguably Britain’s most daring developer, is...

FCA moves to simplify insurance regulations

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to streamline its insurance rulebook, in a...

Rightmove and Nationwide launch real-time mortgage eligibility check

Rightmove and Nationwide have launched a real-time digital tool that enables prospective homebuyers to...

EXCLUSIVE: Colin Sanders steps down from Allica Bank bridging role

Colin Sanders, one of the UK’s most experienced specialist lending bosses, has stepped down...

MPowered Mortgages cuts 3-year fixed rates to 3.88%

MPowered Mortgages, the one day mortgage lender, has, against a backdrop of rising swap...

Unlocking housing wealth in retirement ‘could add £21bn to UK economy by 2040’

More than half of UK households are expected to rely on property wealth to...

Northern buy-to-let market surges as investors flee costlier South

Buy-to-let investors are accelerating a shift northward as high yields and lower entry costs...

Bank of Mum and Dad deepens divide in first-time buyer market

Family financial support is playing an increasingly decisive role in shaping the homeownership prospects...

Landlords go corporate as sector professionalisation accelerates

The UK’s private rental sector is undergoing a seismic shift, with new research revealing...

Six out of 10 advisers struggle to find cover for clients with multiple or pre existing medical conditions

UK health and life insurer The Exeter has revealed that finding cover for clients...

Sadiq Khan’s Green Belt pivot could signal major opportunity for mortgage and housing markets

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has taken a decisive step in addressing the capital’s...

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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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