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Covid to spur borrowers to seek mortgage advice

Research from Legal & General Mortgage Club has found that 60% of borrowers whose...

Strong Q1 for Uinsure

Uinsure has reported 33.5% sales growth in the opening quarter of 2021. The insurance firm...

Covid responsible for 32% of the Exeter’s IP claims

The Exeter paid over £10.1m in income protection (IP) during 2020, equating to 91% of...

TRM Network to hold May virtual training event

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network is to hold its second virtual national training...

New BDM for National Friendly

Bristol based National Friendly has announced the appointment of Gavin Brooks to the role...

Andrews joins Openwork Partnership

The Openwork Partnership announces that Andrews Property Group has joined the network. Bristol-based Andrews...

Paymentshield introduces adviser chatbot functionality

Paymentshield is adding chatbot technology to its network of over 78,000 advisers. The adviser chat...

Legal & General Insurance launches GI Club

Legal & General Insurance, part of LV= General Insurance, has unveiled a general insurance...

Four tips to nail those protection conversations

Making protection meaningful to clients can be a challenge, especially when it comes to...

The Exeter adds features to HealthWise app

The Exeter has made improvements to its member benefits app, HealthWise, which provides benefits...

When it comes to debt, income protection can make all the difference

This week marks Debt Awareness Week, an initiative run by debt charity StepChange to...

Q&A: Take your pick

BestAdvice talks to Ian Smart, product architect at Royal London, about how protection perceptions...

New mortgage and protection network launches

A new, independent mortgage and protection network, "run by brokers for brokers", has launched. Harwell...

25-44 year olds considering income protection since Covid

8.3m (48%) of 25-44 year olds without income protection have become interested in taking...
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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,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...
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Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...
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UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...
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Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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