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Profits up at the Co-op group

The Co-op Group has reported an increase in underlying pre-tax profits to £81m from...

Ageas falls foul of ad watchdog

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints made against Ageas Retail Ltd (trading as RIAS). A...

FTBs making common insurance mistakes

Research from The Co-operative Insurance has revealed the common insurance pitfalls first time buyers...

Holloway Friendly increases new business commission

Holloway Friendly has announced a 14% rise in new business commission rates for advisers...

Intermediaries offered white labelled protection solution

Cavendish Online has launched a white label service aimed at providing intermediaries with a...

L&G unveils low cost home insurance product

Legal & General has launched Simply Home Insurance, a new lower cost alternative to...

Paymentshield expands landlord insurance panel

Paymentshield has announced the appointment of AXA Insurance to its landlords insurance panel. AXA currently operates...

The Source adds Landlord Plus to panel

Source Insurance has added an additional specialist landlord property insurance product onto its panel....

Major flood insurance scheme launches

An insurance scheme designed to help people who live in flood risk areas get...

Increase in profits for Just Mortgages

Just Mortgages has reported a 17% rise in profits for the year ending December 2015,...

SMEs vulnerable to defaulting on loans

57% of SMEs had at least one form of business borrowing in 2015,...

Paradigm expands GI referral panel

Paradigm Protect has added a further commercial insurer, CDC, to its panel of general...

The Source streams staff songs to sell GI

The Source has launched a brand new addition to its new and improved platform released in December...

Firm highlights aggregator site ‘risks’

Paymentshield has published a white paper which provides a overview and analysis of the risks...
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COMMENT

Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

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...

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Appointments

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
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AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
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IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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