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L&G joins TMA protection panel

Legal & General has joined TMA’s protection panel, increases TMA’s panel to nine protection...

The Source hires new BDM

Source Insurance has announced the further expansion of its field based sales team with...

MBO for Defaqto

A management buy-out of Defaqto Group has taken place. Synova Capital has invested alongside...

L&G reveals April Mortgage Club Live speakers

Legal & General Mortgage Club has unveiled the speakers for its Mortgage Club Live events...

Bridge to retire from the Cirencester Friendly

John Bridge is to retire from his role as director of sales and marketing...

Property ladder is getting shorter

Brits are owning fewer homes over their lifetime than a generation ago, according to...

FCA issues fee proposals

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on fees for regulated firms for the...

Majority want a second opinion

New research from Bright Grey has found 63% of people would take a second...

Insurance sale opt-outs to be outlawed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to ban opt-out selling in financial services...

Pension revolution boosts group IP case

The launch of so-called 'pension freedom' and the need for employees to take increased...

Exeter Family Friendly adds virtual GP service to every policy

Exeter Family Friendly has added another new membership benefit for both its income protection...

Budget 2015: bank compensation tax deductions outlawed

Banks have been affected by changes announced in today's Budget. Companies are currently entitled to...

Mortgage Force partners with The Right Mortgage and Protection

The Right Mortgage and Protection has been welcoming a number of directly authorised advisers...

The Source introduces rewards programme

Source Insurance has today launched a reward programme for brokers to benefit from every...
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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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