Distribution

Metro Bank unveils intermediary mortgage proposition

Metro Bank is to pilot intermediary distribution for its residential mortgages. The pilot is with...

Firms fear costs of PI

44% of adviser firms affected by open-ended liability would like Professional Indemnity (PI) run-off...

Aviva and Tesco agree protection deal

Aviva has agreed an exclusive five-year deal with Tesco Bank to provide life protection...

Aviva added to First Complete income protection panel

First Complete has appointed Aviva to its income protection provider panel. The new Aviva...

AFH acquires another IFA firm

AFH Financial Group has acquired Specialist Solutions, a Cheltenham-based IFA with approximately £80 million...

Mortgage Intelligence enhances commercial proposition

Mortgage Intelligence has improved its commercial mortgage offering with the launch of a new...

Legal & General in new partnership with First Trust Bank

Legal & General and First Trust Bank has agreed a 'long term' joint distribution...

NatWest opens corporate range to DA clubs

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has widened the selection mortgages that directly authorised (DA) firms have...

AFI proc fees to be based on quality

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is introducing changes to its procuration fee policy. This is believed...

Office expansion for Brightstar Financial

Brightstar Financial has taken more office space at its Brentwood head office. The...

Enterprise Finance in exclusive NACFB partnership

Enterprise Finance has entered into an exclusive partnership with the National Association of Commercial...

Briffitt to return to Nationwide

Nationwide Building Society has appointed James Briffitt as regional sales manager for the south...

NatWest IS cuts 60% LTV rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has cut the rates on its 60% LTV two-year fixed rate...

Brokers views on service analysed

A new survey conducted by Assurant Intermediary in March and April has provided insight...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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