Protection

Stonebridge strengthens leadership team with head of people appointment

Stonebridge has appointed Lisa Margolis as head of people as the mortgage and protection...

Omni Protect appoints Caspian as referral partner

Omni Protect has appointed Caspian Insurance as its endorsed protection referral partner for firms...

Access FS partners with charities to support financial wellbeing

Access Financial Services has agreed partnerships with Just Finance Foundation and KidsAid. The firm said...

Shepherds Friendly pays 97% of income protection claims

Shepherds Friendly paid out £3.25 million in income protection claims in 2025, after accepting...

British Friendly enters market with new Lifetime Care Plan

British Friendly has entered the long-term care funding market with the launch of its...

The Right Mortgage sets out June roadshow programme

The Right Mortgage has announced details of a series of member roadshows taking place...

Omni Protect appoints Dave Butler to development role

Omni Protect has appointed Dave Butler as head of protection development in a newly...

Royal London refreshes protection anniversary emails

Royal London is rolling out refreshed anniversary emails to protection customers as insurers continue...

Income protection demand surges as UK protection market ‘rebalances’

Demand for income protection continued to accelerate during 2025 as advisers and consumers increasingly...

Shepherds Friendly inks Primis distribution deal

Shepherds Friendly has agreed a distribution partnership with Primis Mortgage Network for its income...

Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental...

Wealthy Advisers Club launches free performance planner app

The Wealthy Advisers Club has launched a free 90-day performance planning app for mortgage...

CIExpert partners with Succession Wealth on protection advice

Protection research platform CIExpert has entered into a strategic partnership with Succession Wealth aimed...

The Exeter team prepares for London to Paris charity cycle

Seven members of The Exeter’s distribution team will take on a 340-mile cycle from...
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COMMENT

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Simplify’s trust gives £22,500 to nine local charities

The Simplify Charitable Trust has donated £22,500 to nine charities working in communities across...
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