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Lock up or lose out

The AA recently revealed that a third of homeowners make no effort to either...

New GI portal for SimplyBiz Mortgages’ members

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the launch of a new general insurance (GI) quotation and...

SimplyBiz Group seeks to boost protection understanding

The SimplyBiz Group is undertaking a dedicated ‘protection awareness week’ which aims to help...

SMEs taking insurance shortcuts

As the number of SMEs continues to rise, statistics from AXA Business Insurance suggest...

Uinsure latest to offer World Cup competition

General insurer provider Uinsure has launched a World Cup 'Goals Bonanza' competition for its...

Penalty shootout comp for brokers

General insurance provider Select & Protect is launching an online penalty shootout game giving...

Holloway Friendly unveils insurance subsidiary

Holloway Friendly has launched a new business insurance subsidiary known as Optimal. Optimal...

Service behind insurance switching

An estimated 15.5 million people (33% of the adult population) claim that they have...

Next step Essex for Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services will be holding a further mortgage and protection roundtable in Chelmsford,...

Burgess to offer deposit loans to graduates

British Money recently announced its intention to release £50 million to help get people...

The Source unveils World Cup prize draw

Source Insurance has launched a prize draw competition running over the World Cup tournament...

New member for the Protect Association

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has joined The Protect Association, launched to raise awareness...

Rebrand for TMA

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) is rebranding and relaunching its proposition, in a the first step...

Defaqto analyses advisers’ views on service

A survey by independent financial researcher Defaqto has found that the elements of protection...

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...

Latest news

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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