The Black Mortgage Professionals and Allies Network has called on financial services employers, training providers and community organisations to work more closely together to widen access for young people from under-represented backgrounds.
The call followed an Early Career Pathways...
The FCA’s proposed targeted support regime risks missing a significant opportunity to improve outcomes for older homeowners by excluding later life lending options, according...
UnderwriteMe has launched an artificial intelligence tool aimed at helping life insurers increase post-issue audit coverage without adding to underwriting workloads.
The new AI Engine...
The Protection Distributors Group has added CoverMyBubble and Omny Benefits to its membership and appointed LegaCare founder Meg Kirby MBE as an ambassador.
The group...
Together has appointed an experienced property finance professional as corporate sales director in the North East.
Helen Calderley (pictured), who brings more than two decades...
Mortgage Advice Bureau said it arranged £32bn of mortgages in 2025, a record for the business and 23% higher than the previous year.
The technology-led intermediary said the figures reflected the output of its adviser network, with 190 adviser...
LendInvest has become the first lender to sign up for the Bridging Intelligence initiative, a unique programme designed to deliver actionable insights into how brokers choose and interact with lending brands.
The initiative, a collaborative project between Momenti Group...
Fleet Mortgages has adopted Instamo’s FastSubmit system, giving selected intermediary firms access to a one-click mortgage application submission process intended to cut admin and speed up decision in principle submissions.
Instamo said the technology can reduce DIP submission times...
MorganAsh has backed the FCA’s latest warning that firms must take a more proactive approach to identifying and supporting vulnerable customers.
The call follows the regulator’s consumer understanding review, which found that while some firms have made progress under...
In an industry built on detail, judgement, resilience and relationships we often focus on performance, productivity and professionalism.
But during Neurodiversity Celebration Week it’s worth...
If you’ve been in financial services long enough, you know that one great introducer can transform your business.
Introducers, whether they are estate agents, accountants,...
During 2024 CIExpert commissioned Opinium to speak to 5,000 consumers – a mix of genders and ages – regarding critical illness (CI) insurance.
The aim...
The property ladder is usually talked about in terms of deposits, equity, and affordability but recent research reveals a less visible truth; moving up...
This month’s Spring Statement may not have delivered dramatic housing announcements, but the data released alongside it paints a clear picture about the continued...
The housing market has remained stable through March but rising mortgage rates and growing global uncertainty are beginning to put pressure on buyer affordability.
According to the latest Rightmove data average asking prices increased by 0.8% (+£3,023) this month to £371,042, a typical seasonal rise...
Why is conveyancing so slow in the UK? The average property transaction now takes between 14 and 20 weeks… and that is not taking into account any leasehold transactions with difficult Managing Agents, issues with title or lengthy chains.
This is just not acceptable and...
David Copland, business development director and a founding member of Pivotal Growth, is to retire after helping build the consolidator into a network of 24 firms with more than 550 advisers.
Copland (pictured) has been closely involved in the business since its launch in 2021,...
