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Halifax: house prices up 1.6% month-on-month

House prices in the last three months were 2.2% higher than in the preceding...

New intermediary software company unveiled

Brilliant Group has announced launch of a new software business, iZone Software. The company...

Brilliant Solutions appoints intermediary sales head

Brilliant Solutions has announced the expansion of its broker support team with two appointments...

NAB details Clydesdale Bank demerger plan

The National Australia Bank (NAB) is to pursue a demerger and IPO of its UK...

NatWest IS shakes up buy-to-let offering

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be introducing a number of new 70% buy-to-let mortgages for...

L&G reveals stroke-related critical illness data

Legal & General paid out just over £9.75m in stroke related critical illness cover...

New three-year discount deal from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a 1.95% three-year discount mortgage with no arrangement fee. It...

Pair appointed to Shawbrook’s commercial sales team

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Ade Akande as sales operations manager and Paul Cater as...

April activity up despite general election uncertainty

Housing market activity in April was stronger across the board than at the same...

Kevin Thomson joins CMC

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has appointed Kevin Thomson as its sales director. He will oversee...

Twenty7Tec hires product manager

Twenty7Tec has announced the appointment of Derek Kilner as the new product manager for...

Alpha Bridging expands sales team

Alpha Bridging has appointed Jeff Bungar to develop new business through the intermediary sector...

Royal London paid out 94% in critical illness claims

Royal London's UK Intermediary protection business has paid out £132 million to critical illness...

FSE Manchester reveals Academy seminar details

Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester has announced the line-up for the Shawbrook Bank Academy...
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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...

Market may be overreacting to conflict-driven rate fears

Financial markets could be overreacting in the early days of the conflict as they take a second rate cut off the table this year. The...

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