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Blogs
A landlord’s nightmare
A story to send a shiver of fear down any landlord’s spine caught my...
20 November 2014
The Insurance Bill – will it impact you?
Following a second reading in the House of Lords in the summer, it looks...
6 November 2014
A nail in the coffin for payday lenders?
More woe for Wonga it appears. Less than a week has passed since the payday...
20 October 2014
Redundancy waivers – good idea or marketing gimmick?
Last month, one of our newest building societies launched the UK’s first ever mortgage...
8 September 2014
SMEs ignorant of insurance needs
The good news is that the number of SMEs in the UK is at...
4 August 2014
A new generation of ‘silver’ landlords?
The pensions overhaul announced by the Chancellor in last month’s budget could result in...
8 April 2014
Does the sale of add-ons add up?
I’ve previously warned that the Financial Conduct Authority was putting the sale of add-on...
24 March 2014
MMR – behind the headlines
This is the first of our commentaries on the detail behind the MMR, designed...
26 February 2014
Strange days indeed
Do read on. There is nothing in this blog which will interest you. If I...
5 February 2014
How intermediaries can assist flood casualties
It probably comes as no surprise to learn that last month was one of...
29 January 2014
Identifying value
One of the most important questions being asked as part of the thematic review...
6 January 2014
Bring on the thematic review
I never thought I would live to see the day when I would welcome...
16 December 2013
Sourcing systems are here to stay
(No underwriters were harmed during the making of this blog) In the last two and...
11 December 2013
Dinosaurs: Think secured loan regulation won’t affect you?
So it won’t be long now until the world changes again for us brokers....
5 December 2013
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Working up those income streams
Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...
6 February 2026
Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright
The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...
5 February 2026
Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage
This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...
4 February 2026
The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...
4 February 2026
Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026
A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...
3 February 2026
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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates
Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
6 February 2026
Technology
Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
6 February 2026
Building Societies
The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges
Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
6 February 2026
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FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG
The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...
6 February 2026
PROFILES
Louisa Sedgwick on Paragon and the future of buy-to-let
Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market
Gareth Lewis on leading MT Finance through a changing landscape