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Government warned over property development plans

Legal expenses insurer DAS has warned that boundary disputes between neighbours could dramatically increase...

Introducer service unveiled by Select & Protect

Select & Protect has launched a new introducer service. Intermediaries can now register to allow...

Principality partners with L&G

Principality Building Society is partnering with Legal & General as the main provider of...

ABI issues gender-neutral insurance guidance

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published guidance for consumers over the forthcoming...

200 new jobs at insurance broker

Hastings Direct is to create 200 new posts over the next 12 months. ...

PruProtect tailors IP product for doctors

PruProtect has unveiled a new Income Protection product for doctors. The National Health Service has...

Record profits for PruProtect

Protection provider PruProtect has posted record results for the financial year to 30 June...

Working women “not recognising the importance of protection”

Women with full-time jobs are increasingly in charge of family finances but the majority...

New discount on Nationwide’s Lifestyle Protector

Nationwide Building Society has unveiled a new 10% discount offer on Lifestyle Protector, a...

Zurich pays out 91% of CI claims

Zurich has revealed it paid out a total of £32.7 million in critical illness...

LV= in first protection advice partnership

LV= has agreed a five-year partnership deal with the RAC. Via LV=, the motoring service...

Canopius added to Santander Additions panel

Santander Additions has added Canopius to its panel of insurers for Bedroom Plus, its...

Two more insurers on Quote and Buy

Ageas and Legal & General are now offering home insurance products via Berkeley Alexander's...

COMMENT

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...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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