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Reframe Cancer appoints new marketing director

Reframe Cancer, the specialist cancer navigation provider, has appointed Denise Wond as marketing director. She...

First Mortgage Solutions unveils dual-brand strategy

First Mortgage Solutions has announced a significant evolution of its brand, introducing a clearer...

L&G partners with Microsoft to roll out AI-driven customer service platform

Legal & General has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to develop an AI-powered customer...

National Friendly unveils entry-level health cover aimed at affordability and access

National Friendly has launched Friendly Health, a new entry-level healthcare product designed to make...

Access FS launches equality council to drive inclusion

Access FS has established a new Equality Council aimed at promoting diversity and inclusion...

Economic pressures driving emotional strain around financial decisions, AMI research reveals

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has found that the UK’s economic climate is...

Guardian widens access to life and critical illness cover

Guardian has relaxed its eligibility criteria for life and critical illness policies in a...

Rising sick leave issues as long-term absence costs top £20k per worker

The majority of UK businesses are increasingly anxious about the impact of sickness absence...

The Right Mortgage names compliance director

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has promoted Jack Norrey to compliance director, marking...

Paradigm Protect partners with Defaqto to strengthen product switching oversight

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection arm of Paradigm Mortgage Services, has launched a...

Best Insurance launches simplified life product with nine-question underwriting

Protection specialist Best Insurance has launched a new single-life policy designed to make life...

Walsham Brothers brings new mortgage protection products to market via Iress

Walsham Brothers has launched a suite of new mortgage payment protection insurance products through...

Younger workers most likely to keep working even without financial need, survey finds

More than half of working adults in Britain say they would continue to work...

Three more top lenders back Take Me Home Christmas charity concert

Support is flooding in for the mortgage industry’s biggest charitable event of the year...

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Starting well is easy… staying well is the work

January often arrives with good intentions. Fresh starts. New habits. A quiet promise to ourselves that this year will be different. And for many people,...

From one-off deal to lifetime client: why protection reviews keep you connected

When I first started out in the mortgage industry, I used to think the relationship naturally tapered off once a customer completed on their...

2026 forecasts: why advice will matter even more this year

As we move into 2026, mortgage rules are changing and the aim is clear to make it easier for borrowers to speak to lenders,...

Limited company buy-to-let moves centre stage

The 2025 Budget will be remembered for many things, but the slip-up that ironically saw the Office for Budget Responsibility figures released minutes before...

2026 forecasts: More pessimism or will the housing market strengthen?

Throughout 2025 many in the housing industry, both lenders and builders cast serious doubt on the government’s ability to reach its target of building...

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US exodus lifts demand for prime London homes

A rising number of Americans leaving the United States is helping to fuel demand...

Millennials tie confidence and purpose most closely to work

More than eight in 10 UK workers believe being unable to work because of...

Housing transactions rise in 2025 despite stamp duty reset and Budget nerves

UK housing market activity proved more resilient than expected last year, with transaction volumes...

Housing market steadies as November transactions rise on a seasonal basis

Residential transaction volumes edged higher in November, according to the latest provisional data from...

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