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The Source introduces landlord GI incentive

Source Insurance is offering a commission incentive on all landlord GI new business that...

Society of Mortgage Professionals outlines roadshow agenda

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has confirmed a 10-event roadshow schedule for 2016. The first series...

L&G CFO announces retirement plans

Mark Gregory, Legal & General group chief financial officer, has informed the board of...

LV= broker improves ABC home cover

LV= Broker is improving its ABC Home buildings and contents product. Under its ABC contents product,...

Uinsure retains Defaqto 5 Star Rating

General insurance provider Uinsure has been awarded a Defaqto 5 Star Rating. It is the...

£15.5m in fines imposed by FCA over integrity failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined five individuals and two firms a total...

New landlords’ lost keys insurance deal unveiled

Keycare has launched a new intermediary-only, landlords’ insurance product for lost keys, to be...

Homeowners’ top DIY bodges revealed

An Aviva study of around 1,000 recent home-movers found that people spent on average...

RBS puts aside more money in “clean-up” operation

The Royal Bank of Scotland has put aside an additional £1.5 billion in relation...

Paymentshield aims to get advisers ‘GI fit’

Paymentshield has launched a new initiative, ‘GI Fit’, to help its network of advisers boost their...

L&G beefs up business protection activity

Legal & General’s specialist business protection team saw 4,913 advisers during 2015, a rise...

Is Flood Re’s future already in doubt?

The record levels of rainfall this winter have brought the misery of flooding to...

Dulwich is UK burglary claims hotspot

The London postcode of SE21 is the UK’s burglary claims capital, according to MoneySuperMarket’s...

Cirencester Friendly raises new business commission rates

Cirencester Friendly is to increase new business introductory commission rates for certain individual income...

COMMENT

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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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

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

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

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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