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Majority of CI policies now offer severity-based cover

Defaqto has revealed that nearly 60% of critical illness policies now offer severity-based cover....

Paradigm offers lifetime offset from H&R

Paradigm Mortgage Service has launched a lifetime offset product with the Hinckley & Rugby...

Protection market buoyed by mortgage lending

LifeQuote has reported that sales of protection insurance have reached a nine-month high. The...

Equity release a solution for capital repayment issues?

45% of advisers think equity release plans enabling homeowners to continue paying interest on...

Record month for bridger

City based bridging lender Capital Bridging Finance Limited (CBFL) has completed more business in...

New secured loan lender unveiled

A new secured loan lender, Clearly Loans, has launched today. It will offer loans...

YBS grabs more offset market share

Yorkshire Building Society has increased its market share for offset mortgages, according to Moneyfacts. The...

Ageas Protect in alliance with Winston’s Wish

Anyone with children who makes a call to claim, due to a death or...

Brits look to lottery not saving for decent retirement

A greater number of UK adults think winning the lottery offers a better chance...

Lloyds knew of Co-op ‘issues’ last year

The chairman of Lloyds, Sir Win Bischoff, told the Treasury Committee yesterday that Lloyds...

New ‘high LTV’ range from Brilliant Solutions

Brilliant Solutions has secured new high LTV products from Newcastle Building Society and Precise...

Increased activity for bridging and commercial brokers

44% of the respondents to a recent broker survey have so far found 2013...

The Source expands home insurance panel

The Source has made a new addition to its home insurance panel with AXA...

Precise Mortgages moves into new build market

Precise Mortgages is now allowing new build properties following a change in its...

COMMENT

PMI – an advice gap not to be ignored

The latest figures from the ABI show insurers processed a record £4 billion in individual and workplace private medical insurance (PMI) claims in 2024,...

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

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Home of Mortgages taps Street to turbocharge referrals

Home of Mortgages has become one of the first nationwide firms to integrate with...

AIIC ramps up SlothMove stake to 92% in broker push

AIIC Group has increased its stake in home-moving tech platform SlothMove from 50% to...

Buy-to-let growth matches first-time buyers as demand holds

Buy-to-let lending is expanding at the same pace as first-time buyers and home movers,...

Access FS launches women-focused event

Access Financial Services is to host its first Women of Access event later this...

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