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Self-builders want modern tech throughout their homes

27% of Britons have aspirations to build their own home, according to new research...

The risk of sharing too much

With the summer fast approaching, thoughts turn to holidays in the sun and getting...

Select & Protect to unveil new landlords products next week

General insurance provider Select & Protect will be showcasing its new insurance proposition for...

Lack of clarity in GI payment options

A review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that insurers and insurance...

Mortgages toughest product to switch

Latest research suggests that mortgages are now the hardest financial product to switch. According to...

Uinsure wins GI partner award

General insurance firm Uinsure has been named GI Partner of the Year by SimplyBiz Group. Uinsure...

New insurance product for small landlords

General insurance provider Select & Protect has launched a new insurance product for landlords...

Paradigm announces lender and provider award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the first 2015 quarterly winners of its lender and provider awards. The...

Beating the bull … subject to regulatory approval of course

The insurance industry is renowned for its use of jargon. Despite great efforts made...

Former insurance broker banned for forgery

The Upper Tribunal has directed the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to prohibit former insurance...

Stonebridge sees year-on-year completion rise

Stonebridge Group has reported a year-on-year increase in mortgage completion cases for the first...

Why should the insurance industry care about the Consumer Rights Act?

The Consumer Rights Act merges all existing UK consumer protection laws and regulations and...

Cyber risk protection to boost SME insurance market

The small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) insurance market in the UK could exceed £8bn...

‘Identity doppelgängers’ cost £523 million

11 million UK adults are apparently registered at multiple addresses, with 15% of those...

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Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

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HTB backs £4m refinance for London landlord

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £4m semi-commercial refinance for an experienced landlord in...

MPC narrowly votes to hold rates at 4% as calls for a cut grow louder

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has come within a whisker of...

UTB backs £16.5m Surrey developments by Rushmon Homes

United Trust Bank (UTB) is providing £10.7m in acquisition and development finance to support...

Octopus Capital funds two new care homes

Octopus Capital has completed a £30 million forward funding agreement with Synergy Care Developments...

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