The last twenty years has seen the number of self-employed already grow from 3.2m to 4.3m.

The Bank says the agreement will support its expansion into new product areas.

How will the latest figures affect the path of Bank Rate?

The Bank has also introduced £250 cashback on high-LTV borrowing.

James Kaufmann, corporate partner at Hill Dickinson, analyses the peculiar reasoning behind the FCA’s recent decision to ban a financial adviser from working in financial...

Rates have reduced by up to 0.26%.

The lender has also extended its green reward offer.

Rates have reduced across portfolio landlord, HMO and MUFB products.

First-time buyers valued the clear explanation of the homebuying process that they received from their broker.

Claire has over 20 years of experience working in financial services in a wide variety of roles at Lloyds Banking Group.