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Paradigm offers Blacks’ buyer protection

Paradigm Mortgage Services' members will now be able to offer their clients the Blacks...

Homeowners advised to check policies for garden cover

37% of UK homeowners don’t know if the contents of their garden are...

RIAS unveils 20% off home insurance promotion

Over 50s insurance provider RIAS is offering new customers one fifth off their home...

FCA bans and fines former insurance broker

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned Paul Cable of Bromley,...

Swinton Group hit with multimillion pound FCA fine

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Swinton Group Limited (Swinton), one of...

Big data: big opportunity or big headache?

Did you know that 90% of the world’s stored data has been created just...

Let Alliance added to Pink’s AR general insurance panel

Pink Network has added Let Alliance to its panel for general insurance products. ...

Phones 4u insurance intermediary slapped with multimillion pound fine

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Policy Administration Services Limited (PAS) £2,834,700 for...

The Source expands home insurance panel

The Source has made a new addition to its home insurance panel with AXA...

Mortgage insurance helping mutuals lend to FTBs

Genworth has claimed that building societies are continuing to outshine their larger banking rivals’...

The Source provides clients with online document access

Source Insurance has committed to reducing its carbon footprint and announced that clients can...

Berkeley Alexander improves Quote & Buy system

Berkeley Alexander has implemented the next stage in the evolution of its online Household...

The Darlington supports baby hospice with life insurance promotion

The Darlington Building Society has launched a life insurance promotion which will provide support...

The Source restructures sales operation

Source Insurance has restructured its internal sales support team. It has also invested in technology...

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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,...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking specifically of my old mate Martin Stewart who can be...

Funding student property? Talk to a broker first

When an investor spots an opportunity in the student accommodation sector, it’s rarely a simple transaction. Often what unlocks success is the guidance and...

Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over £2 million the Treasury is reportedly considering the same plan. Even...

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of the UK property market and helping industry understand how it...

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Chancellor urged to build buffer to avoid “doom-loop”

The Chancellor must use this month’s Autumn Budget to build a minimum £30 billion...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as...

Brilliant Solutions outperforms market amid record year

Brilliant Solutions has reported record figures for its mortgage club, which it says has...

Stress and costs leave one in five reluctant to move

A growing number of Britons are ruling themselves out of the housing market as...

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