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Don’t separate the mortgage and protection, brokers told

Richard Kateley, head of intermediary development at L&G, has warned that advisers with permissions...

LV= unveils income protection for renters

LV= has revised its income protection plan to support people living in rented accommodation. Income...

Many firms unprotected against business partner death

51% of SME business owners would use their own personal wealth to support their...

Source Insurance joins Next Intelligence panel

Source Insurance is joining the Directly Authorised (DA) mortgage panel of Next Intelligence. The news...

Assurant Intermediary expands sales team

Assurant Intermediary has announced the appointment of Liam Nugent as business development manager (BDM). He...

Older homebuyers most at risk from lack of protection advice

Canada Life research has found that 13% of homebuyers who purchased their mortgage via...

New provider for Paymentshield’s rent protection product

Paymentshield has partnered with Arc Legal Assistance who will become the new provider for...

Mental wellbeing support not valued by employees

49% of employers believe that mental health is the biggest health and wellbeing challenge...

MAB introduces new GI partnership

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has joined up with Legal & General and Uinsure to...

Many self-employed unable to survive without work

A survey from LV= of the financial health of self-employed, part-time and contract workers...

Halifax introduces renters insurance with US fintech firm

Halifax has partnered with US fintech firm Trov to launch what is calling a...

The Right Mortgage to hold over 70 events in 2020

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced its events calendar for next year. It is...

MultiProtect behind MetLife protection payout growth

MetLife UK says it is on track to pay record claim volumes this year...

Hilltop Finance moves into insurance with Cavere Intermediary 

Hilltop Finance, the Manchester based financial advice firm specialising in pensions and retirement planning,...
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COMMENT

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Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

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...

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Appointments

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...
Building Societies

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
Building Societies

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...
Buy-to-let

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

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