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Break out the paint brushes

Easter has traditionally been a favourite time for DIYing and I doubt that this...

New home insurance product from Post Office Money

Post Office Money has launched a new 5* home insurance product for the over...

The Source hires new BDM

Source Insurance has announced the further expansion of its field based sales team with...

Property ladder is getting shorter

Brits are owning fewer homes over their lifetime than a generation ago, according to...

FCA issues fee proposals

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on fees for regulated firms for the...

Insurance sale opt-outs to be outlawed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to ban opt-out selling in financial services...

The Source introduces rewards programme

Source Insurance has today launched a reward programme for brokers to benefit from every...

The Source goes out on the road

Source Insurance is joining forces with Adviser Portals and Mortgage Brain to take their...

Towergate appoints CEO of Paymentshield

Towergate Insurance has announced the appointment of Steve Wood as chief executive officer (CEO)...

Newest network teams up with Best Insurance

The Right Mortgage and Protection network has partnered with Best Insurance. The Right Mortgage...

Going paperless: pipedream or reality?

Believe it or not, the dream of a paperless working environment stretches back to...

Paymentshield extends MAB distribution deal

Paymentshield's distribution agreement with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has now been extended to 2017. ...

Uinsure to survey brokers about GI market

General Insurer provider Uinsure is to hold its largest ever broker survey. The survey is...

Berkeley Alexander unveils high net worth service

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a new high net worth service. It...

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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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