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L&G appoints partnerships managing director

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Ali Crossley, as the new managing...

It’s a huge mistake to ignore GI and protection

While I appreciate that the Christmas party season is now in full effect, and...

77% say mental health has affected their performance at work

A Legal & General survey at its second Not A Red Card Forum has...

Royal London CEO to step down

Royal London's group CEO Phil Loney has decided to stand down by the end...

L&G updates protection case management system

Legal & General has made changes to its intermediary case management system, Online Protection...

Royal London broadens critical illness cover

Royal London has made changes to its critical illness cover (CI) for three of...

Millions borrowing to pay for their insurance

New research from Premium Credit has found that more than two million people are...

L&G adds DocuSign functionality to group protection claims

Legal & General is improving its group income protection (GIP) claims experience by introducing...

Network hails its largest ever training event

On 29 November, The Right Mortgage & Protection Network held its largest bi-annual National...

The Exeter highlights scale of under-insurance for those with health conditions

Protection insurer The Exeter has published An Unhealthy Situation – a report into the...

Health Assured joins group risk industry body

EAP and wellbeing provider, Health Assured has joined group risk industry body GRiD. GRiD represents...

PRIMIS and PTFS to hold protection workshops

PRIMIS and Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) have begun taking registrations for their series...

Scottish Widows Protect joins PRIMUS protection panel

PRIMIS has added Scottish Widows to its protection panel. The move provides members of...

Legal & General updates critical illness cover

Legal & General has made changes to its Critical Illness Cover (CIC), to its...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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Rightmove warns property tax reforms could stall housing market

Rightmove has warned the government that proposed changes to property taxation risk distorting the...

Bradford retains crown as UK’s leading property hotspot

Bradford has once again been named the country’s most in-demand housing market, topping OnTheMarket’s...

Keystone reduces expat buy-to-let rates and adds new product

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates across its expat buy-to-let range, cutting selected fixed...

Gatehouse cuts buy-to-let rental rates and eases paperwork

Gatehouse Bank has cut rental rates by 0.25% across its buy-to-let purchase plans for...