General Insurance

Paymentshield expands home insurance panel

Paymentshield has increased the total number of members of its home insurance panel to...

New lettings proposition from Paymentshield

Paymentshield has launched a new lettings offering, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. While continuing...

Source Insurance makes senior management changes

Source insurance has appointed two new directors to its main board. Tania Frowen joins the...

Touch base before the summer holiday

Summertime and earning a living ain’t easy. That’s the traditional view of the UK housing...

Bankhall unveils new mortgage, protection and GI compliance solution

Bankhall has launched a new compliance support solution for directly FCA authorised firms. The...

Landbay offers point-of-demand insurance for landlords

Landbay has partnered with Legal & General to launch Landbay Insurance, a point-of-demand insurance service...

Paymentshield gets positive service feedback from brokers

Paymentshield is providing above average levels of service, according to its latest broker survey...

FCA seeks feedback on consumer access to insurance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views and evidence of the challenges firms...

TMA on the road in June

TMA Mortgage Club is holding a number of regional roadshows in June for its...

‘Record figures’ for First Complete and Pink

First Complete and Pink have reported that their mortgage, protection and general insurance sales...

Ideal bedroom-bathroom ratio revealed

According to estate agents, a property should have two bathrooms for every three bedrooms...

Sales team changes at Paymentshield

Paymentshield has announced that Neil Parfitt has been promoted from regional sales manager to...

Tenants’ confessions ‘show need for landlord cover’

According to research from Lloyds Bank Business Insurance Services, 25% of tenants have damaged...

First Complete and Pink offer BTL insurance system

First Complete and Pink have introduced a new buy-to-let insurance system for advisers. It launches with a...

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Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

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Mortgage affordability continues to weaken

January saw a weakening in mortgage affordability weakened for the second month in a...

FCA to investigate effectiveness of pure protection market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is undertaking a market study to look into how...

New Skipton cashback mortgage to help those who miss stamp duty deadline

To support those who don’t manage to complete their house purchase before the stamp...

MT Finance ups maximum LTV on HMO product

MT Finance has increased the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) to 80% on its buy-to-let small...