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Beagle Street expands adviser protection range with Critical Illness Plus

Beagle Street has launched Critical Illness Plus into the intermediary market, offering cover for 40 full-payment conditions alongside six additional-payment conditions. The new policy builds on the provider's recent entry into the advised critical illness market with a lower-cost product and is intended to offer...
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Majority of first-time buyers now face higher mortgage payments than rent

More than half of first-time buyers moving from rented accommodation into homeownership are taking on higher monthly housing costs, according to research from Hamptons. Analysis of Connells Group data found that 56% of former tenants who bought their first home in September 2026 had a...

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product transfer

Lloyds to cut Product Transfer fees in New Year

Lloyds Banking Group has angered some mortgage advisers after confirming it will slash procuration...
News

Treasury Committee launches inquiry into government’s financial inclusion strategy

The Treasury Committee has opened a new inquiry into the government’s financial inclusion strategy,...
Autumn Budget

Together warns budget tax rises will squeeze landlords and older homeowners

Together has warned that measures announced in the Autumn Budget could increase strain on...
House prices

Property deals edge higher but non-residential market still lagging

UK property transactions picked up in October, with residential activity reaching its strongest level...
Building Societies

Yorkshire Building Society brings mortgage brands under one division

Yorkshire Building Society is consolidating its mortgage operations into a single Homes division in...
News

Shawbrook increases loan-to-income ratio to 5.5x across TML and Bluestone

Shawbrook has increased its maximum loan-to-income ratio from 4.5x to 5.5x income, extending the...
Appointments

Mortgage Brain expands customer success team with two new hires

Mortgage Brain has strengthened its customer success team with the appointment of Richard Bethune-Wright...
Buy-to-let

HTB completes refinance in race to beat bridging deadline

Hampshire Trust Bank has delivered a £400,000 refinance for an experienced landlady in Egham,...
Appointments

Charles Randell joins Fairer Finance advisory board

Former FCA chair Charles Randell CBE has been appointed to Fairer Finance’s Consumer Advisory...
SME finance

HSBC UK passes £500m milestone in broker-led SME lending

HSBC UK has more than doubled its broker-originated SME lending this year, passing the...
Conveyancing

Q&A: Mark Tosetti, CAL

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Mark Tosetti, CEO of CAL and director of...
News

Nearly half of lenders admit servicing teams are unprepared for rising borrower pressures

Lenders’ own servicing teams are not ready to support borrowers as economic conditions worsen,...
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Protection

Beagle Street expands adviser protection range with Critical Illness Plus

Beagle Street has launched Critical Illness Plus into the intermediary market, offering cover for...
News

Majority of first-time buyers now face higher mortgage payments than rent

More than half of first-time buyers moving from rented accommodation into homeownership are taking...
Technology

Instamo and Fluxifi AI agree integration to simplify mortgage submissions

Mortgage advisers using Fluxifi AI will gain access to Instamo's FastSubmit technology through a...
Comment

Growth can hide a lot – until it stops

Since getting involved with Rotherham United Women I've realised football and business have quite...