General Insurance

L&G partners with Prestige Underwriting Services

Legal & General and Prestige Underwriting Services have announced a strategic partnership between the...

One-third of tenants think they can take fixtures or fittings

30% of people who have rented a property in the last five years think...

Burst water pipes major cause of insurance claims

Legal & General has revealed that one of the major reasons for home insurance claims is...

Zurich returns to Source household panel

Source Insurance has announced the return of Zurich to its household panel. The bedroom rated...

Paymentshield improves emergency and legal cover

Paymentshield has launched upgrades to its home emergency and legal expenses cover following  the appointment of...

MiFID II repercussions for financial advice?

LifeQuote has claimed that the recent announcement that MiFID will require all investment advice...

Market study into digital comparison tools

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market study into digital comparison...

TRMC adds Uinsure as a preferred GI partner

TRMC (The Right Mortgage Club) has chosen Uinsure as one of its preferred partners...

Millions of mobiles dropped in the loo by under-10s

2.5 million Lego blocks have been flushed down the toilet by children aged under 10...

Berkeley Alexander unveils new BTL landlord deal

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a new buy-to-let landlord product. It also offers...

One in seven tenants break the rules

One in seven renters have broken one or more rules outlined in their tenancy...

L&G partners with the Skipton for GI distribution

Legal & General and Skipton Building Society have agreed a five-year general insurance distribution deal. Skipton...

80% of students already covered by parents’ insurance

Millions of undergraduates are covered under their parents’ contents insurance and don’t need a...

Rental culture remains insecure

Tenants are experiencing a surge of financial optimism, as more see buying as a...

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Finding solutions for borrowers when others can’t

Catering to the needs of borrowers with an extremely complex or adverse credit history is an area of the mortgage market that is often...

Good advice key for remortgaging landlords

The buy-to-let sector has remained resilient in the face of mounting tax bills, legislative burdens and the elevated interest rates of recent years, and...

Remortgage options grow for pound-for-pound landlord borrowers

With many thousands of landlords set to come off two and five-year fixed rates in 2025 it makes more sense than ever to reach...

What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

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Borrowers lean towards short-term deals as rate cuts loom, says Family Building Society

A growing number of UK mortgage borrowers are shunning five-year fixed deals in favour...

ModaMortgages offering zero fee options at 80% LTV

ModaMortgages has broadened its buy-to-let range by introducing new £0 fee products at up...

Fleet Mortgages unveils £1,000 cashback and rate cuts on HMO buy-to-let products

Fleet Mortgages has announced fresh rate reductions across its five-year fixed-rate HMO and multi-unit...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces residential and buy-to-let fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has announced rate reductions across selected fixed mortgage products, offering brokers...
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