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Storm Angus behind BTL insurance claim spike

Buy-to-let specialist insurer Simple Landlords has reported a surge in calls from landlords whose...

The Skipton becomes an internal ratings based lender

The Skipton Building Society has been awarded Internal Ratings Based (IRB) status. The Skipton is one...

Michael Coogan joins Mortgages4Life board

New lender Mortgages4Life has appointed Michael Coogan as its independent chairman in anticipation of...

LMS partners with the National Counties and Family BSs

LMS has begun its partnership with National Counties Building Society and the Family Building...

Scottish Widows to use electronic GP reports

Scottish Widows has introduced electronic General Practitioner (GP) reports into its protection policy underwriting...

Slight slowing in annual rate of house price growth

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices increased by 0.1% in...

Financial adviser boss banned and fined by FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a Decision Notice in respect of Alistair...

Landlord arrears half that of homeowners

UK homeowners are more than twice as likely as landlords to be in arrears,...

New apprenticeship standard launched

A new apprenticeship standard for the financial advice sector has been unveiled. The Department...

New deals from Barclays

Barclays has announced mortgage rate cuts along with the launch of some highly competitive...

Clever Lending partners with Source Insurance

Master broker Clever Lending has teamed up with Source Insurance to provide a series of general insurance 'masterclass'...

The Nationwide cuts two-year tracker rates

The Nationwide Building Society is reducing rates on selected two-year tracker mortgage products by...

Accord launches Client Hub for brokers

Accord Mortgages has unveiled an interactive website designed to support brokers during discussions with...

Life providers increasingly requiring email addresses

LifeQuote says it will support advisers whose clients do not have an email address,...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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