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The trillion pound market

The boom in the buy-to-let industry shows no sign of bust. The latest snapshot of...

Paymentshield expands home insurance panel

Allianz has been added to Paymentshield's home insurance panel. Allianz operates in 70 countries...

LLoyds fined £117m over PPI complaints handling

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its largest ever retail fine to Lloyds...

Cirencester Friendly product now on First Complete panel

My Earnings Insurance, the pure income protection product provided by Cirencester Friendly Society, has...

Direct Life seeks new apprentices

Direct Life is looking to take on three new apprentices to start work in...

Life cover shortfall for paying off average mortgage balance

New research by SunLife suggests the 'protection gap' is caused by under-insurance as much...

Friends Life adds fracture cover to portal

Friends Life Individual Protection has launched its Fracture Cover addition for its life, critical...

New IP policy suite from LifeQuote

LifeQuote has launched a suite of short term income protection (IP) policies to support...

Royal London reveals income protection figures

Royal London has reported that there were 73 new claims paid in 2014, and...

FCA reveals GI delegated authority findings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the results of its thematic review of...

Cirencester Friendly appoints two new non-execs

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Mark Sedgley and Ian Maude as non-executive directors. Sedgley (pictured) has...

Sheds holding Brits’ treasures

Research from Policy Expert has revealed that Britons store some of their most valuable...

Strong results from PG Mutual

Income protection insurance firm PG Mutual has announced another year of record results for...

PPI update from the regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued an update on PPI. In January, the FCA...
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COMMENT

Comment

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

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News

CII says vulnerability management can help firms grow

The Chartered Insurance Institute has said firms can use stronger vulnerability management to expand...
News

Royal London wins approval to offer Targeted Support

Royal London has received regulatory approval to provide Targeted Support, becoming one of the...
Second Charge

Together expands second charge range into commercial sector

Together has launched a new suite of commercial and semi-commercial second charge products as...
Buy-to-let

HTB launches ‘Flow’ range with rates from 5.54%

Hampshire Trust Bank has introduced ‘Flow’ - a new buy-to-let tier with rates starting...

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