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Mortgage rate cuts signal intensifying lender competition
Fresh mortgage rate cuts from lenders, including TSB, point to growing competition across the market, as easing swap rates and a brighter inflation…
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The mortgage conversation has changed – networks must adapt
Matt Tristram, Co-Founder of Loans Warehouse, considers the implications of a more suitability-driven mortgage market. In a market shaped by tighter affordability,…
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Shepherds Friendly targets mortgage protection gap via Primis partnership
Shepherds Friendly has entered into an agreement that will see Primis Mortgage Network distribute the mutual society’s income protection products. Primis is…
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Buy-to-let sentiment stabilises as landlords set to make clearer portfolio decisions | Landbay
Buy-to-let lender, Landbay, has today (21st May 2026) released findings from the latest iteration of its landlord survey, which shows buy-to-let sentiment remains…
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Equity Release Group launches TERN to help advisers grow amid challenging market conditions
Equity Release Group (ERG), one of the UK’s leading whole-of-market later life lending businesses, has today launched TERN, The Equity Release Network, a new…
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Property experts react to the latest UK house price index data
Following the latest ONS Private Rents and House Price Index data, industry experts have shared their reaction to a housing market showing…
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Inflation drops to 2.8%: what it means for brokers, borrowers and rates
Following the news that UK inflation fell to 2.8% in April, mortgage and property industry leaders have shared their reaction to what…
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Dementia Action Week: protection gap as half of UK adults have no care plan
Most people in the UK don’t realise their risk of dementia can be reduced, despite growing anxiety about the condition and its impact, new research from…
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Pensions Commission report ‘paves the way’ for higher contributions in the 2030s and tighter rules around decumulation, says Steve Webb, LCP
The first report of the new Pensions Commission has been published this morning, running to 190 pages with a further 126 pages…
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Expert thinking shaping fixed income investment strategies in 2026
We are no longer debating whether bonds are “back” in the abstract. That question has been answered. Instead, the focus has shifted…
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