General Insurance

Summer Budget 2015 – millions hit by insurance premium tax

George Osborne announced a rise in Insurance Premium Tax during yesterday's Budget. This tax was...

IHT changes could cause rush to revalue homes

NFU Mutual has claimed that Gloucestershire, Dorset and Cheshire families may be leading the...

Not making a claim can still cost your clients

I recently read a piece in one of the national personal finance pages that...

The Source to run and work for charity

Source Insurance have put together a team from its workforce to run the Cardiff...

Stonebridge Group recruits The Mortgage Shop

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has announced Northern Ireland's largest independent retail mortgage...

Paymentshield expands business development team

Paymentshield is adding 25 new positions across its business development team. The expansion is to...

Valuables being overlooked in London’s sheds

Over 1,500 London gardens, sheds and garages were burgled in 2014, according to a...

Front Events to hold networking race day

Front Events, the events company responsible for the Financial Services Expo (FSE), has announced...

FTBs ignorant about home insurance requirements

47% of first time buyers don’t budget for home insurance when stepping onto the...

Investment paying off at Berkeley Alexander

Berkeley Alexander has revealed that its results at the end of April show a 56%...

The trillion pound market

The boom in the buy-to-let industry shows no sign of bust. The latest snapshot of...

Paymentshield expands home insurance panel

Allianz has been added to Paymentshield's home insurance panel. Allianz operates in 70 countries...

FCA reveals GI delegated authority findings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the results of its thematic review of...

Sheds holding Brits’ treasures

Research from Policy Expert has revealed that Britons store some of their most valuable...

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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,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

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Protection Guru: Consumer Duty can benefit both clients and advisers

New data from Protection Guru suggests that advisers who prioritise best value protection products...

National recruitment firm specialising in conveyancing launches

A new recruitment agency has been launched in the North East with the aim...

Bigger homes driving house price growth as flats lag behind

Demand for larger homes has driven growth in UK property prices over the past...

West One Loans passes major development finance lending mark

West One Loans has reached the milestone of £1 billion of lending within the...