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The Skipton unveils new life and critical illness deals

The Skipton Building Society has introduced new life and critical illness products. The new deals...

Usay Compare appoints managing director

Usay Compare has announced the appointment of Mark Noble as its new managing director. Noble...

Defaqto revamps CIC Compare tool

Defaqto has updated its Critical Illness Comparison tool, CIC Compare to include decreasing term...

Protection added to OMS platform

One Mortgage System (OMS), the processing platform for mortgage intermediaries, specialist distributors, networks and...

Kevin Paterson leaves Source Insurance

Source Insurance's managing director, Kevin Paterson, has left the insurance platform in order to...

Paymentshield expands landlords insurance panel

Paymentshield has added UK General Insurance (UKG) to its landlord’s insurance panel. It joins insurers...

Paymentshield boosts regional sales team

Paymentshield has expanded its sales team with the recruitment of two new regional sales...

FCA tells claims management firms to raise ad standards

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that claims management companies (CMCs) need to...

Mojo Mortgages partners with Uinsure

Uinsure has announced a partnership with startup Mojo Mortgages. The new arrangement will let Mojo...

Uinsure added to Mortgage Intelligence GI panel 

Uinsure is joining Mortgage Intelligence’s general insurance panel. Uinsure’s Zero Questions quotation functionality enables advisers...

A quarter of SMEs would shut instantly on key person death

26% of UK small businesses would have to shit immediately if a key person...

Uinsure adds LV= Broker to panel

Uinsure has added LV= Broker to its panel of UK insurers. The panel already consists...

Advisers need to tackle inadequate insurance cover

Assurant Intermediary has claimed that residential properties in the UK are "woefully underinsured". The firm...

Legal & General Mortgage Club reveals Autumn event schedule

Legal & General Mortgage Club has published its calendar of Autumn events and roadshows. The...

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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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Equity release lending rises 4% as new customer numbers recover

Equity release lending rose to £597m in the second quarter of 2026 as new...

October Budget puts mortgage market on alert

Chancellor John Healey will deliver the first Budget of Andy Burnham’s premiership on Wednesday...

Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

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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