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Two-thirds of brokers pessimistic about eliminating insurance fraud

32% of intermediaries are only "somewhat clear"" on exactly what constitutes insurance fraud

New site for mydeposits.co.uk

Tenancy deposit protection provider my|deposits has unveiled its new website. The new site has been...

Unpaid fees cost duo their permissions

Two brokerages have had their permissions withdrawn by the FSA. The pair are Select Mortgage...

Modest decline is trend in house prices

House prices rose by 0.1%, last month according to the latest Halifax House Price...

Don’t miss short-term opportunities, brokers told

Paradigm Mortgage Services has told brokers to explore the short-term lending sector. It believes the...

Smee to head up SHIP’s formation committee

Equity release trade body SHIP has made the next steps in its 'industry engagement...

Brits still under-prepared for retirement

The latest Scottish Widows annual Pensions Report has revealed that retirement provision in the...

Cut NICs to boost recovery, say small businesses

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has claimed that small firms would employ new...

Barclays maintains Savills facility

Barclays Corporate has renewed its credit arrangement with Savills plc. The £50 million Revolving Credit...

Kensington unveils capped tracker proposition

Kensington is now offering capped tracker mortgages. The lender says it has launched its first...

Co-op to pilot legal services

The Co-operative is to offer legal services through its high street bank branches. The initiative...

Woolwich remortgage deals upped to 85% LTV

Barclays has extended its range of Woolwich remortgage deals to 85% LTV. Included in this...

Institute of Financial Services in line for FSA accreditation

The FSA has proposed to recognise the Institute of Financial Services as an accredited...

LV= hires new head of retirement propositions

Philip Brown has been appointed as head of retirement propositions at LV=. His is to...

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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...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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