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HLPartnership secures investment from South African mortgage distributor

HLPartnership (HLP) has secured a strategic investment from BetterHome Group (BHG), the largest mortgage...

HSBC Life (UK) expands its valued added benefits

HSBC Life (UK) is expanding its Value-Added Benefits (VABs) to include policyholders' partners. The...

British Friendly appoints new head of marketing

British Friendly has announced the appointment of Pouja Barot as its new head of...

Paymentshield enhances quote process for landlord clients

Paymentshield is now offering an improved experience for advisers when generating insurance quotes for...

The Exeter appoints chief risk officer

The Exeter has announced the appointment of Gary Warman as chief risk officer, subject...

Insurers still unable to demonstrate fair value or good outcomes

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned insurers and brokers that while they have...

Ceta’s rewards programme reaches broker milestone

Ceta Insurance has announced that its broker and IFA reward programme has reached 1,000...

UK health system “becoming three-tier”

Clarity Health Insurance has argued that the UK is moving towards to a three-tier...

SBG launches two new protection propositions

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has expanded its protection offering for advisers to provide a...

OneFamily appoints head of protection propositions

The OneFamily Group has appointed Chris McNab as its new head of protection propositions. McNab...

HSBC Life (UK) appoints head of protection distribution

HSBC Life (UK) has appointed Richard Waters as head of protection distribution. Waters (pictured) was...

Access FS turnover up 46%

Access Financial Services has revealed that between April 2023 and April 2024, it increased...

RedArc sees 23% rise in mental health cases

RedArc’s team of professional nurses gave mental health care and support to an additional...

Advisers closing GI opportunity gap

Financial advisers have been gradually closing the missed opportunity 'GI gap' for the past...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

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...

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News

More than 255,000 homeowners to leave five-year fixes by the end of June

More than 255,000 UK households are due to come off five-year fixed mortgage deals...
Appointments

The Leeds strengthens intermediary team with senior account manager hire

Leeds Building Society has hired Michelle Ward as corporate account manager, adding more than...
Buy-to-let

Rising rental yields give landlords a stronger start to 2026, but March volatility clouds outlook

Fleet Mortgages’ latest Rental Barometer shows average yields reached 8.1% in Q1 2026, up...
Mortgages

Mortgage availability rises as lenders cut pricing

Mortgage availability increased in the first quarter of 2026 as lenders loosened supply and...

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