Making protection relevant and keeping customers engaged is a vital part of the advice process.
Yet the recent Association of Mortgage Intermediaries’ Protection Viewpoint 2025 research shows that 18% of British adults, and 25% of under-35s, start the protection...
Mortgage and protection firm Vickers Young has joined the Stonebridge network as it accelerates its plans for sustained growth.
Founded in 2012 by managing director...
New analysis from Finova suggests that, despite strong margins and lower perceived risk, specialist buy-to-let borrowers with complex needs remain the most underserved in...
Mortgage borrowing slowed in October as UK households retrenched and businesses sharply cut back on debt according to the Bank of England’s latest Money...
The Cumberland Building Society has expanded its support for self-employed borrowers, aiming to remove obstacles that often make securing a residential mortgage more difficult.
The lender said it intends to ease the challenges faced by the self-employed, a group...
Together has appointed Mike Flynn to its board as non-executive director, strengthening the specialist lender’s governance as it continues to grow its £8 billion loan book.
Flynn (main picture, inset) joins the lender this month as representative of the...
Recognise Bank has reported a rise of more than 30% in its loan book for the latest financial year, taking it past £400 million.
The bank has also exceeded £500 million in deposits for the first time, marking another...
Hope Capital Property Finance has added three new industry pledges to its people strategy, building on a period of activity that has included a full rebrand, new product initiatives, Great Place To Work accreditation and recognition as a...
Gareth Lewis has spent the past seven years at MT Finance, guiding the specialist lender through periods of significant market turbulence and expansion.
In a...
Yesterday’s Budget represented yet another decisive step in the dismantling of the traditional buy-to-let sector.
The Government has chosen to tighten the tax screw on...
With more borrowers falling outside traditional lending criteria, brokers need a wider range of lenders than ever before to serve a growing range of...
House prices have fallen year-on-year across southern England for the first time in 18 months as pre-Budget speculation over new property taxes dragged down buyer demand, according to Zoopla’s latest House Price Index.
Rumours of additional taxes on homes valued above £500,000 triggered a 12%...
6,7, the viral ‘slang’ term accompanied by a two-handed palm up gesture being used by kids to mean so-so, maybe this-maybe that, or just something completely nonsensical, that continues to annoy parents, teachers, sports coaches and more has made its way to Teachers Building...
Revaluing properties in the top three council tax bands could prove costly and disruptive. The proposal highlights how backbench politics is driving this week’s...
AFIG Ltd has launched the Broker Club, a new initiative designed to reshape the specialist finance market by offering vetted brokers exclusive access to client referrals, funding opportunities and a white-label website powered by AFIG.
The company is inviting experienced brokers across the UK to...
