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Ensure clients conduct a household MOT

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

So many secured loans, so few brokers

These last few weeks I've been wondering why on earth there are so few...

Networks: don’t be surprised by your ARs

A few years ago, a member of our team approached me with an expression...

Are we becoming ageist?

There are more centenarians in England and Wales than ever before. The Office for...

Immortalising a legend

In mid-2011, still in the thick soup of the crunch, we sold up and...

How can a secured loan be cheaper than a remo?

So, how can a secured loan be £215,000 cheaper than a remortgage? Well, lend...

Your Help to Buy responsibilities

The government’s Help to Buy scheme hit the headlines again earlier this month following...

Embrace technology – but be careful who you cosy up with

Apparently more than 400 insurance-related patents were filed last year with the use of...

Some people need just a little more help

It probably will come as no surprise to intermediaries that a recent study published...

Mortgage brokers must embrace impending secured loan regulation

With just a few months before the FCA issues its guidelines surrounding the forthcoming...

Add-ons under attack

I hate to say I told you so but… It’s a couple of months...

Big data: big opportunity or big headache?

Did you know that 90% of the world’s stored data has been created just...

Making light work of the MMR

As mortgage availability improves and last year’s concerns over the threat of dual pricing...

Interest-only – it can’t all be bad?

We have previously reported on this topic on a number of occasions, but, since...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Latest news

News

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
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...
Cover

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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