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L&G unveils second opinion facility

Legal & General has launched its new Second Medical Opinion service. It provides customers with...

Advisers reticent about peer-to-peer

Only 8% of financial advisers would invest, or already have invested, their own money...

vScreen saves Wesleyan a round-the-world trip

Wesleyan claims its financial consultants saved enough mileage last month to circumnavigate the globe following the...

Kensington overhauls its buy-to-let offering

Kensington Mortgages has revamped its buy-to-let mortgage range, introducing improved rental calculations and removing...

Direct Line in trouble over landlord insurance radio ad

Direct Line has had a radio ad banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA),...

FSE London registration open

Registration is open for Front Events' third London Financial Services Expo. The two-day show, to be...

Double-digit growth for equity release market

Retired homeowners released over £750 million of property equity in the first six months...

University unaffordable, parents say

With school leavers currently confirming their university places, many UK parents are now reviewing...

ONS: house price up 5.7% year-on-year

UK house prices increased by 5.7% in the year to May 2015, up from...

Access 4 Finance completes secured loan with no processing costs

Changes to lenders' criteria have allowed Access 4 Finance to complete a secured loan...

CML: mortgage lending down on an annual basis

Gross mortgage lending in May was £15.9bn, up from £15.8bn in April but down...

Slight fall in secured lending

The latest Enterprise Finance Secured Loan Index has revealed that May saw a fall...

Shawbrook helps clarify large loan position

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has published documents for its broker partners, designed to help clarify...

Precise restructures sales team

Precise Mortgages has restructured its sales team in advance of the implementation of the Mortgage...

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Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking

In an industry built on detail, judgement, resilience and relationships we often focus on performance, productivity and professionalism. But during Neurodiversity Celebration Week it’s worth...

Ignorance, not cost, still the biggest barrier to protection sales

During 2024 CIExpert commissioned Opinium to speak to 5,000 consumers – a mix of genders and ages – regarding critical illness (CI) insurance. The aim...

The protection gap that runs all the way up the ladder

The property ladder is usually talked about in terms of deposits, equity, and affordability but recent research reveals a less visible truth; moving up...

Why landlords will continue to play a central role in meeting housing demand

This month’s Spring Statement may not have delivered dramatic housing announcements, but the data released alongside it paints a clear picture about the continued...

Debt awareness is as important for advisers as for clients

Debt Awareness Week, beginning on 16th March, provides a timely opportunity for reflection. The early months of the year have long been associated with...

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Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking

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