Cover

Covering for Black Friday

As Black Friday arrives, Lee Mooney, commercial director at Paymentshield, discusses the value of additional...

FCA consults on changes to PPI complaint handling rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its consultation paper on PPI complaint handing proposals.  This...

VitalityLife offering >30% income protection discount

Protection provider VitalityLife is offering up to 30% off its income protection (IP) premium...

SimplyBiz Mortgages to stage ‘seasonal showcase’

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced an inaugural 'Seasonal Showcase' event taking place on 9 December.   It completes...

Berkeley Alexander offers full cover for unoccupied BTLs

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has upgraded its landlord buy-to-let product, with reduced premium rates...

LV= appoints managing director for GI

LV= has appointed Steve Treloar as managing director, general insurance.  He is expected to join...

Majority of estate agents don’t ask about neighbours

New research from Churchill Home Insurance has found that only 40% of estate agents actively ask...

The Principality Building Society extends L&G relationship

Legal & General is to now offer its general insurance (GI) products through the...

The Exeter acquires Engage Mutual Health

Protection insurer The Exeter has completed its acquisition of the cash plan provider Engage...

Home insurance costs continue to fall

The cost of home insurance has fallen compared to a year ago, with an...

SunLife improves heart attack definition

SunLife has made changes to its critical illness definitions. It says the move will make...

Legal & General Network rebrands

Legal & General Network will now be known as Legal & General Housing Partnerships....

Optimal launches group life product

Optimal has launched a new group life policy for small businesses, called Simple Group...

SunLife moves into home insurance

SunLife has launched its first ever home insurance product. The firm claims its home...
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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...
News

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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