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The Insurance Bill – will it impact you?

Following a second reading in the House of Lords in the summer, it looks...

A nail in the coffin for payday lenders?

More woe for Wonga it appears. Less than a week has passed since the payday...

Redundancy waivers – good idea or marketing gimmick?

Last month, one of our newest building societies launched the UK’s first ever mortgage...

SMEs ignorant of insurance needs

The good news is that the number of SMEs in the UK is at...

A new generation of ‘silver’ landlords?

The pensions overhaul announced by the Chancellor in last month’s budget could result in...

Does the sale of add-ons add up?

I’ve previously warned that the Financial Conduct Authority was putting the sale of add-on...

MMR – behind the headlines

This is the first of our commentaries on the detail behind the MMR, designed...

Strange days indeed

Do read on. There is nothing in this blog which will interest you. If I...

How intermediaries can assist flood casualties

It probably comes as no surprise to learn that last month was one of...

Identifying value

One of the most important questions being asked as part of the thematic review...

Bring on the thematic review

I never thought I would live to see the day when I would welcome...

Sourcing systems are here to stay

(No underwriters were harmed during the making of this blog) In the last two and...

Dinosaurs: Think secured loan regulation won’t affect you?

So it won’t be long now until the world changes again for us brokers....

Ensure clients conduct a household MOT

The insurance sector is facing a hefty bill from storm St Jude that...

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Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market

When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...

Younger consumers are ready for protection. So why aren’t we reaching them?

For years, the protection market has assumed that younger adults are less engaged with financial risk planning. Yet the latest findings from Bruised Britain...

The buy-to-let market continues to defy expectations

Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in the buy-to-let market, where sentiment frequently diverges from what is...

Advisers are missing a clear chance to help clients with survey advice

For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some did not know enough about them. Some were unsure how...

Later life lending and the importance of a lasting power of attorney

It’s fair to say that later life lending has moved from a niche corner of the market into a more mainstream space, as older...

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OPDA calls on housing market to respond to proposed reforms

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has urged the industry to engage with the...

Equifinance completes second securitisation as investor demand strengthens

Equifinance has completed its second public securitisation, with the £260 million East One 2025-1...

Research highlights widespread concern over lenders’ tech readiness

More than two-thirds of mortgage lenders are uncertain about their capacity to implement emerging...

Zoopla: Rental demand slips as buyers return

Zoopla’s latest Rental Market Report shows the rental sector entering a new phase of...

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