General Insurance

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...

700% rise in GI cases for S&P from Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services has seen a noticeable rise in the amount of general insurance...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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BoE chief signals caution over interest rates

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has signalled that policymakers will take a cautious...

New Homes buys Clark Marshall to grow shared ownership reach

New Homes Mortgage Services LLP has acquired Clark Marshall Associates Ltd in a deal...

Shared living pressures extend well into adulthood as affordability bites

Britons are continuing to live in shared households far later in life as housing...

Landlords juggle 6.5 buy-to-let loans on average, research finds

Landlords with borrowing are managing an average of 6.5 individual buy-to-let loans across just...

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