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LV= extends Covid payment break options

LV= is extending its payment break option for customers unable to pay premiums because...

Covid: affordability ‘biggest challenge’ for brokers

The vast majority (94%) of brokers admit that they currently need to shop around...

L&G introduces group protection package for ‘long Covid’

Legal & General has unveiled a new early intervention care package for employees in...

Keystone switches to remote working for all

Keystone Property Finance is to move to remote working for all staff, including the...

Large fall in numbers expecting to work beyond state pension age

Canada Life has reported that the number of workers expecting to work beyond state...

SimplyBiz Group to extend virtual events programme into 2021

The SimplyBiz Group has announced that it will be extending its virtual programme into...

FCA to propose limited mortgage deferral scheme

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to announce new measures for mortgage borrowers impacted...

Covid: areas of most vulnerable tenant workers revealed

New research suggest that up to a quarter of private renters could fall into...

Fall in number of tenants seeing rents rise

40% of agents saw landlords increasing rent in September, compared to 48% in August,...

Demand for larger properties driving “mini boom”

Halifax has revealed that the recent growth in housing market activity has been driven...

Summer shift in rental values from urban to rural areas

Rents increased in many rural areas and fell sharply in some cities over the...

Landlords to look beyond cities for purchases?

10%% of landlords are now looking to purchase properties compared to just 3% at...

Pandemic causing more woes for first-time buyers

Many prospective first time buyer are struggling to secure a mortgage as challenges around credit...

Covid worrying SMEs more than Brexit

48% of British businesses are worried about the impact of the second wave of...
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We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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