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L&G improves intermediary income protection proposition

Legal & General has updated its Income Protection Benefit plan (IPB) available through Intermediaries,...

Paradigm adds private bank to panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added private bank, Hampden & Co, to its lender panel. Selected...

New online hub unveiled by Paymentshield

Paymentshield has introduced its new Adviser Hub, which is designed to provide advisers with...

Brokers twice as likely to refer, than write, second charges

SimplyBiz Mortgages has revealed that research conducted at a series of its recent events found that...

Northview Group to pull New Street brand

Kensington Mortgages is to become the Northview Group’s principal brand. The retirement of the New Street...

John Charcol adopts Criteria Hub platform

Criteria Hub, the self-styled 'deep search' criteria engine, is the provide John Charcol's DA...

2018 high for number of rental properties letting agents manage

ARLA Propertymark has reported that the number of rental properties letting agents managed increased...

The Right PMI and Healthcare celebrates workshop success

The Right PMI and Healthcare held one of its specialist workshops aimed at supporting...

The Buckinghamshire unveils ‘Bucks Solutions’

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has now added to its lending proposition with new, non-standard,...

Kensington appoints account development manager for Scotland

Kensington Mortgages has announced the appointment of Sharon Cochrane as account development manager (ADM)...

House growth in London reaches nine-year low

The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reveals house prices are rising faster...

A quarter of couples have never discussed retirement income plans

24% of couples have never discussed retirement income plans with their partner or spouse,...

The Hinckley & Rugby now accepts portfolio landlords

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has extended its buy-to-let underwriting to allow for...

Millennials expect to inherit £1.2tn over next 30 years

Over 11 million people aged between 25-45 in the UK expect to receive some...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...
First-time buyers

Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...
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L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...
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West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

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