Only 12.1% of potential first-time buyers can afford the average starter home in their local area, according to Skipton Building Society. Headline measures of housing affordability have improved as wage growth outpaces house prices, but Skipton says deposit requirements and the cost of renting continue...

Royal London is expanding its use of digital medical evidence in an effort to cut the time advisers and clients spend waiting for GP reports during underwriting. The insurer is introducing iGPR's Magic Service through its existing partnership with the medical evidence provider, allowing GP...