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£10m a day paid out on protection policies

UK insurers paid out the equivalent of £131 million to customers every day under...

Rigid underwriting not caused by regulation

Tim Wheeldon, chief operating officer (COO) of Fluent for Advisers, has argued that advisers...

Rents hit second highest ever peak

Your Move has revealed that recent rent increases in England and Wales levelled off in...

Ireland best for BTL investment

Ireland has become the number one European destination for returns on offer for buy-to-let...

43% expect a better mortgage from Brexit

The Brexit vote has had little effect on UK borrowers’ financial outlook, according to...

Home insurance premiums on the increase

Average home insurance premiums have risen 3.5% to £123 in the year to October, according...

Bower Retirement Services rebrands

National specialist adviser Bower Retirement Services has changed its name to Bower Retirement. The adviser firm, founded...

Fleet Mortgages further changes criteria

Fleet Mortgages has made a number of further criteria changes following the launch of its new...

Bawa takes over at the Monmouthshire

James Bawa has been appointed to the role of chief executive of the Monmouthshire...

New IP deals from the Exeter

The Exeter has launched a new range of income protection products. Pure Protection Plus and...

‘Brexit effect’ to have less impact on the North?

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) is expecting a particularly buoyant market in the North of England...

TMW cuts fixed and tracker rates

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is reducing rates on two-year fixed and tracker buy-to-let rates with...

Britons turning a blind eye to crime

Latest research from Direct Line Home Insurance has found that 8% of Britons say they have been a...

SMP concerned over Brexit construction skills shortage

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has expressed concern that the decision to leave the...
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Artificial Intelligence

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

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