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ABI updates critical illness best practice statement

The ABI has published an updated Statement of Best Practice to help people who...

Ageas and Virgin Money agree insurance deal

Ageas UK and Virgin Money have teamed up to create a range of home...

Brokers confident for 2015

A new survey has found that intermediaries are currently very confident about the future...

Landlords – a target for 2015

It seems there is no slowing of the growth in the residential private rental...

Insurer appoints farming figure to board

NFU Mutual has appointed Dr Christine Kennedy to its board of directors. Kennedy is a...

New protection proposition from TenetLime

Tenet’s non-investment network, TenetLime, has seen near to a 40% increase in sales of...

SimplyBiz holds second Protection Awareness Week

The SimplyBiz Group is running a second Protection Awareness Week for 2014 in...

Duggan to leave Paymentshield

Gary Duggan, CEO of Paymentshield, is leaving his post to take up the position...

Exeter Family Friendly unveils entry-level PMI plan

Healthcare and protection insurer Exeter Family Friendly has launched a new private medical...

Aviva to take over Friends Life

The boards of Aviva and Friends Life have reached agreement on the terms of...

Home is where the office is for microbusinesses

84% of the UK's smallest businesses now use their home as a place of...

Personal Touch member advises protection campaign

Roger Crockford, principal of Financial Connections Wealth Management has been selected to provide financial...

Scottish Life adopts Royal London brand

Scottish Life has now adopted the brand of Royal London Group, the UK's largest...

Aviva and Friends Life agree takeover

Aviva is looking to buy Friends Life Group. The two financial services firms have come...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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...

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Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

Scotland attracts rising interest from GCC property buyers

Scotland is becoming an increasingly popular destination for Gulf buyers looking at UK property,...

Vida broadens mortgage range with new higher LTV tier and lower rates

Vida has expanded its mortgage range with rate cuts of up to 0.72%, alongside...

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