General Insurance

Uinsure made preferred GI provider by LMPS

Uinsure has been chosen by the new Lighthouse Mortgage & Protection Solutions (LMPS) proposition as...

Paymentshield unveils home emergency discount

Paymentshield is from today offering a 50% discount on its Home Emergency cover...

New Year, new start

Another year, another set of resolutions! Having reflected on their lives over the Christmas holidays...

Paradigm announces award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the yearly winners of its Lender and Provider Awards. ...

Mortgageforce agrees deal with The Source

Derby-based brokerage Mortgageforce has signed an exclusive three-year deal with The Source to provide...

Paymentshield appoints CFO

Rob Evans has been appointed to the role of chief financial officer (CFO) at...

SMEs avoiding insurance despite increased turnover

New research by LV= Broker reveals that 75% of SMEs improved or maintained their...

Paymentshield promoting its improved proposition

GI provider Paymentshield is encouraging advisers to plug in to its 'enhanced' Home Insurance...

The Source preferred partner for Right Mortgage and Protection

Source Insurance has joined the general insurance panel of The Right Mortgage and Protection. Although...

RSA to underwrite Cavere Home insurance product

RSA has been appointed as the sole underwriter for Cavere Home insurance products. The products...

2015: what cards are in the regulatory deck?

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”...

IMLA calls for a coherent housing strategy

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has called for a root and branch review...

Rebrand for specialist insurance brokerage

South Essex Insurance Brokers is now known as SEIB Insurance Brokers, with a new...

Target Group appoints director of change

Target Group has announced the appointment of Buddy Willard as director of change. Willard...

COMMENT

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Latest news

Buyer demand stabilises but mortgage market remains cautious

The UK housing market may be showing early signs of stabilisation but mortgage brokers...

Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers

Slower rental growth and improving affordability across much of the UK could provide some...

ABS 2026 review: Global and UK issues cool the market

It’s that time of the year again when the world of wholesale funding descends...

HomeOwners Alliance appoints Sarah Tucker as lead mortgage commentator

HomeOwners Alliance has partnered with property and mortgage expert Sarah Tucker, who will become...

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