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Paymentshield reports significant year-on-year referral service growth

Paymentshield has reported strong year-on-year growth in the performance of its Refer and Protect...

A decade of reflection

The size and shape of the UK mortgage and protection market has changed significantly...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network sees record growth

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has reported its strongest year to date, with...

The Right Mortgage outlines Kick Off meeting schedule

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club have signalled the start of...

Advisers’ top concerns are rising costs and mortgage market instability

A nationwide survey of financial advisers, conducted by The Exeter, has discovered their main...

Protection Distributors Group reveals changes to its board

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has announced several board changes following its AGM earlier...

Iress in two-way live integration with CIExpert

Iress has partnered with CIExpert to launch a two-way, real-time integration. The exclusive functionality is...

Seven tips on integrating protection conversations into mortgage advice

Mortgage advisers play a vital role in helping reduce the UK protection gap. In...

UK workers feeling more financially optimistic

Workers across the country are feeling more confident about their financial wellbeing, according the...

Paradigm Protect partners with First2Protect

Paradigm Protect has announced a new partnership with insurance specialists, First2Protect, for both household...

Cirencester Friendly improves underwriting and claims processes with new service

Cirencester Friendly has introduced Medi2data, a service that allows medical records to be obtained...

Pivotal Growth makes another broker acquisition

Pivotal Growth has acquired Radcliffe & Newlands Mortgages, a residential mortgage and protection broker...

Rising demand for advanced tech skills within traditional insurance roles

A new poll undertaken within the insurance sector has looked at the growing importance...

Royal London appoints new chair

Royal London has announced the appointment of Isabel Hudson as a non-executive director and...

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Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

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RICS survey points to further slowdown as landlords exit and sales activity eases

The August 2025 RICS Residential Market Survey has revealed a further weakening in sales...

TPFG helps generate 12,800 mortgages in first half of 2025

Estate agent network The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor,...

Revealed: Where buyers can still find homes under £150,000

Just 12% of homes for sale across Great Britain are priced below £150,000 new...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of...