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Homeowners advised to check policies for garden cover

37% of UK homeowners don’t know if the contents of their garden are...

Santander moves into Help to Buy

Santander for Intermediaries is launching a range of Help to Buy Equity Loan mortgages. The...

RIAS unveils 20% off home insurance promotion

Over 50s insurance provider RIAS is offering new customers one fifth off their home...

Aegon improves protection proposition

Aegon UK has made a number of key changes to the underwriting requirements for...

Financial exclusion hits private rental tenants

New research reveals that many tenants in private rented accommodation, Britain’s fastest growing housing...

New high for consumer sentiment

Consumer confidence in June continued to improve, according to the latest Lloyds TSB Spending...

Complete FS adds to underwriting capability

Complete FS has recruited Becky Sidwell as a mortgage underwriter. She joins from Mortgages Made...

Record month for Freedom Finance

Freedom Finance has reported a record month in June. Last month saw over £10.7...

FCA bans and fines former insurance broker

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned Paul Cable of Bromley,...

New key account exclusive from Santander for Intermediaries

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has launched a new mortgage product, available exclusively through all...

PMS and Sesame launch exclusive product with H&R BS

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to a...

Precise Mortgages increases rates

Precise Mortgages has increased rates by 0.4 percentage points on two year fixed...

Bridgebank Capital hires national sales leader

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Steve Woods as national head of sales...

Boost Capital outlines reasons for SME funding

Boost Capital has revealed the primary reasons businesses have been applying for their funding...

COMMENT

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 15

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why partnerships are key for unlocking advice niches

What’s your USP? It’s a vital question for all businesses to consider, but particularly advice firms. So, what exactly draws a potential client to...

Is landlord liquidity at risk of becoming too overlooked?

Among the many heated debates swirling around the buy-to-let market at present - and there are many - one that gets relatively little attention...

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AI will not replace brokers, says OneDome chief

Mortgage brokers will remain central to the homebuying process despite the rise of artificial...

Professional landlords remain committed to buy-to-let despite regulatory pressures

Professional property investors are continuing to back the private rental sector despite mounting regulation...

Planning applications fall to lowest level in more than a decade

Planning applications across England and Wales fell to their lowest annual level since 2012...

Pure Retirement passes 11,000 users on MyPure platform

Pure Retirement says more than 11,000 customers are now registered on its online account...

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