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Protection Guru facilitates new critical illness example definitions

Protection Guru has announced the launch of Designed by Doctors, a series of recommended...

HLP provides free membership to Air Academy

Air has revealed plans to partner with HLP to boost the network’s proposition to...

FCA confirms reforms to leasehold buildings insurance

The FCA has outlined new measures to support leaseholders in the multi-occupancy buildings insurance...

Later life market ‘soft skills’ more important than ever

In the later life lending space we’ve always talked a lot about the need...

80% of landlords says they were prepared for EPC proposals

UK landlords say they were in the main prepared for the government’s proposed Energy...

SmartSearch unveils new risk assessment service

Digital compliance provider SmartSearch has added a new ‘risk assessment’ solution to its recently...

Advise Wise introduces Fact Find and Suitability Letter System

Following the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) comprehensive review of the equity release marketplace, Advise...

Is it time for an authorisation rethink?

The recent announcement that Tenet was closing its network and moving its mortgage and...

FCA finds substandard advice in later life lending market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reviewed the later life lending market and worked...

Right DA Club to hold ‘fireside chat’

The Right DA Club has announced a new virtual event taking place in September...

FCA to introduce new screening checks for financial adverts

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is introducing new screening checks for firms that approve...

10% of financial advisers considering quitting because of Consumer Duty

One in 10 financial advisers are looking to exit the industry because of the...

Premium Credit offers brokers monthly plan for FCA fees

Premium Credit is offering mortgage businesses a finance facility to spread their fees over...

Focus on Principals and their AR support provisions

Back in December last year, the FCA introduced additional rules for Principals related to...

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Remortgage options grow for pound-for-pound landlord borrowers

With many thousands of landlords set to come off two and five-year fixed rates in 2025 it makes more sense than ever to reach...

What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

How a JBSP mortgage can help boost affordability

With the average house price in the UK nearing £300,000, affordability remains a sticking point for many prospective homebuyers, particularly those trying to buy...

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Black & White Bridging creates new asset management team

Specialist short-term lender Black & White Bridging has strengthened its operations with two key...

Investec cuts fixed mortgage rates by up to 30bps for high-net-worth clients

Investec Bank has announced further reductions across its mortgage range, cutting fixed rates by...

Assetz Capital cuts development finance rates to 8.85% to support SME housebuilding

Assetz Capital has announced a further reduction to its development finance rates, with rates...

NatWest unveils family-backed mortgage to lift FTBs onto the property ladder

NatWest has launched a new Family-Backed Mortgage aimed at helping first-time buyers increase their...
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