General Insurance

The Buy to Let Business becomes Dynamo

The Buy to Let Business has rebranded as Dynamo. Ying Tan, founder and chief executive,...

Q1 growth for Stonebridge Group

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has published quarterly figures for the first three...

Just Mortgages becomes number one Openwork broker

Just Mortgages has become Openwork’s number one broker in the network across lending volumes,...

FCA sounds warning to GI firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned general insurance (GI) firms about manufacturing, sales...

Uinsure unveils graduate academy

Uinsure has launched a graduate academy, following on from signing the Women in Finance...

Paymentshield offers client guide to moving home

Paymentshield has published a free resource for advisers to provide their clients: the Ultimate...

Paymentshield adds new Adviser Hub feature

Paymentshield has introduced a new self-service tool on its Adviser Hub designed to help...

Paymentshield expands home insurance panel

Paymentshield has taken the number of providers on its home insurance panel to eight, with...

Assurant Intermediary bolsters broker proposition

Assurant Intermediary has added an updated online instant quote system and a facility to...

HLP unveils new preferred GI panel

HLP and MSN advisers now have access to a new preferred panel of general...

L&G unveils SmartQuote for Intermediaries

Legal & General has launched SmartQuote for Intermediaries, a way for advisers to obtain...

Protection and life sales down but equity release up at LV=

LV= has reported operating profit of £136 million for 2018, up £2m on the...

National Conversation Week to promote financial advice

This year's National Conversation Week, which takes place from 18-24 March, has a focus...

PMS and Sesame report highest mortgage volumes in a decade

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has revealed that combined mortgage completions in 2018 through its...

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FCA’s mortgage rule changes: it’s time to raise the advice bar, not drop it

The FCA’s move to relax some of the rules around mortgage switching and term changes might sound sensible on paper—cutting admin, giving borrowers quicker...

Tom Bill: Unintended consequences

Former Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced a brick tax in 1784 to pay for the American War of Independence. Manufacturers were charged by...

U.S. Market: lower rates are needed to help unlock the market

When Donald Trump was reelected and took office at the start of this year, we knew it was going to be interesting! The property market...

A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

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UK house prices fall at fastest rate in nearly a year

UK house prices fell by 2.7% in April, the sharpest monthly drop since mid-2024,...

Most brokers dismissive of BoE economist’s rate-cut warning

The vast majority of mortgage intermediaries have rejected the Bank of England chief economist...

Prime London property market slows in May as buyers and renters show caution

The prime London property market endured a muted May, with sales volumes and lettings...

Third of SMEs forced to pause business activity due to lack of finance

Nearly one in three UK small and medium-sized enterprises have been forced to stop...