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Paymentshield sees GI conversion growth following new quote journey

Paymentshield says its Adviser Hub platform has seen a 10% average increase in quote...

PRIMIS partners with New Homes Mortgage Broker

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has revealed that New Homes Mortgage Broker is the latest firm...

Sesame Bankhall Group partners with HSBC Life (UK)

Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have announced a...

Adverse, protection and complex lending top queries for PRIMIS desk

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has revealed that the its product desk helped appointed representative (AR)...

IFA network reveals top three Protection Masterclass learnings and outcomes

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), an independent mortgage and financial planning network, has revealed the...

HSBC Life joins SimplyBiz protection panel

SimplyBiz has appointed HSBC Life to its SimplyProtect range of provider partners. SimplyProtect is...

‘Hybrid advice’ survey shows significant gaps remain

AdviserSoftware.com has undertaken a market study into the emerging 'hybrid advice' market in 2023...

GRiD updates Statement of Best Practice for Supplier Agreements

GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, has revised, improved, and relaunched...

AR numbers and business volumes up at The Right Mortgage

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network revealed improved business volumes and appointed representative (AR)...

Paradigm Protect partners with UnderwriteMe

Paradigm Protect has agreed a new partnership with technology provider, UnderwriteMe. Members of Paradigm...

Protection Guru facilitates new critical illness example definitions

Protection Guru has announced the launch of Designed by Doctors, a series of recommended...

The Exeter appoints commercial director

UK protection and health insurer The Exeter has announced the appointment of Michael Payne...

Towergate Health & Protection appoints BDM for group risk

Towergate Health & Protection has announced the appointment of Diane Whalley as business development...

FCA confirms reforms to leasehold buildings insurance

The FCA has outlined new measures to support leaseholders in the multi-occupancy buildings insurance...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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