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Millions of mobiles dropped in the loo by under-10s

2.5 million Lego blocks have been flushed down the toilet by children aged under 10...

Berkeley Alexander unveils new BTL landlord deal

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a new buy-to-let landlord product. It also offers...

One in seven tenants break the rules

One in seven renters have broken one or more rules outlined in their tenancy...

L&G partners with the Skipton for GI distribution

Legal & General and Skipton Building Society have agreed a five-year general insurance distribution deal. Skipton...

L&G Business Quality Awards open for submission

Legal & General has unveiled its sixth annual Business Quality Awards (BQAs), with the Outstanding Customer...

80% of students already covered by parents’ insurance

Millions of undergraduates are covered under their parents’ contents insurance and don’t need a...

Rental culture remains insecure

Tenants are experiencing a surge of financial optimism, as more see buying as a...

The Source appointed TRMC’s GI partner

The Right Mortgage Company (TMRC) has appointed Source Insurance as its preferred general...

Brexit effect won’t be fully felt for years

An industry panel at today's Financial Services Expo (FSE) London have agreed that the...

Fewer ‘dinner party landlords’ predicted

Changes hitting buy-to-landlords, such as a rise in stamp duty for additional homes and...

Tenet once again freezes PII rates

Tenet has has frozen its net professional indemnity insurance (PII) rates for the third...

Getting to Christmas in the best shape

For those that have just come back from their summer holidays, here’s an interesting...

New associate member for the ABI

The Association of British Insurers has welcomed international law firm Kennedys to its associate...

Co-op Insurance selects commercial partner

Co-op Insurance has chosen to introduce commercial insurance business to Lloyd’s insurance broker, Miles...

COMMENT

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

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Hinckley & Rugby widens mortgage criteria for borrowers with past credit problems

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a specialist mortgage range for borrowers who...

Andy Rowe leaves Zephyr after restructuring

Andy Rowe has left his position as head of sales at Zephyr Homeloans after...

TPFG financial services revenue rises to £13m

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) increased financial services revenue by 10% to £13m during...

Finance confidence improves despite economic gloom

Confidence across the finance and leasing industry improved during the second quarter despite most...

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