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PROTECTION: Voicing IP

Chris McFarlane, head of protection, at LV= explains what Income Protection is and why...

Nearly 9m web mortgage searches made in May

Evaluate Technologies claims that more than 8.8 million mortgages searches were made in May...

Consultation into PPI changes launched

The Competition Commission (CC) has published a draft order for consultation setting out how...

Smallest quarterly house price fall since Q1 2008

House prices declined by 0.5% in June, according to the Halifax House Price Index. Britain's...

Baseline Capital rebranded

HML has rebranded its Baseline Capital subsidiary as HML Business Intelligence with immediate effect....

Consumers showing signs of increased confidence

Consumers are more confident the economy will be better than today in six months'...

NACFB brokers back Business Lending’s SME plea

Patrons of the NACFB have echoed Business Lending's continued call for greater government intervention...

Halifax voted best for insurance website

Halifax's Home Insurance Quote and Buy website has been rated number one in the...

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BestAdvice.net can now be followed on Twitter. Our username is Best_Advice. It will not be used...

Bright Grey incorporates Unipass

Protection provider Bright Grey has added password system Unipass to its quote and apply...

Connells continues with the Coventy and Godiva

Connells Survey & Valuation has been re-appointed as one of Coventry Building Society and...

Another IFA acquisition for Perspective

and taking advantage of the range of services we can offer

B2L borrowers left helpless, claims Neil Young

The latest Young Index results from Young Group show that buy-to-let investors doubt they...

FSA contemplates extending approved persons regime to brokers

The FSA has admitted it is considering whether there is a need to change...

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A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference. Funding is widely available and funders are willing to do...

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Crystal hails Goldberg’s impact and welcomes Together leadership plan

One of the UK specialist finance sector’s most prominent distribution firms has paid tribute...

The Exeter reveals 2024 health, income protection and life payouts

UK mutual health and protection insurer The Exeter paid out £61 million in claims...

Tandem reports record green lending as customers cut 70,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚

Tandem Bank has published its most comprehensive ESG report to date, disclosing that it...

HTB provides £20m+ facility for land portfolio refinancing

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a development finance facility in excess of £20m to...