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Hometrack, the leading provider of insight and intelligence to the UK mortgage market, has launched a Broker AVM, building on its 20-year...

For mortgage and protection advisers there is no disagreement that managing a bank of clients from the initial meeting until completion...

New data has shown that millennials (25-44) are as unconfident in their ability to manage their finances as younger Gen Z...

Nisha Vaidya, mortgage expert at Uswitch, explains how homeowners can use low-interest rates to their advantage and help make their mortgage more...

Hometrack, the leading provider of insight, intelligence and decision automation to the UK mortgage market, has launched a brand new vision...

House prices have continued to rise throughout the year, making it increasingly challenging for first-time buyers to join the property ladder. UK...

Mortgage Magic, the provider of one of the UK’s most advanced CRM and mortgage management platforms, has launched an app that...

According to a YouGov survey by insurance provider Paymentshield, half of UK adults under 35 are mystified by the mortgage process. The findings from...

As furlough support has begun to phase away from July 1 2021, there is still concern that this could lead to...

Ozgur Unlu, managing director of 360 Dotnet, addresses the key items and points for financial advice businesses to consider when adopting technology. What...

According to new research from Direct Line Life Insurance, 6.3 million Brits would choose marriage over a mortgage. The research also...

Paymentshield is launching its first virtual conference of the year to help bring advisers together and create an opportunity for the...

General Insurance specialist Paymentshield is launching chatbot technology to its network of advisers. The adviser chat service follows the successful implementation of...

UK mortgage criteria search system Knowledge Bank has launched new criteria categories amidst growing concerns surrounding properties with cladding. The first category...

In the rush to complete property transactions by 31 March, it would be too easy to overlook putting buildings insurance in...

General insurance (GI) specialist Paymentshield is fast-tracking a series of technology investment, which it describes as its ‘war chest’, to help...

General Insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield is predicting a surge in the number of mortgage adviser firms appointing a GI specialist next...

iPipeline, a provider of digital solutions and services, has announced Cirencester Friendly has adopted its AlphaTrust e-sign and document process automation...

Landbay has released two new buy-to-let products on the back of its recent product refresh. The first of the new products is...

Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...

Mortgage Magic, the customer relationship management (CRM) and mortgage management platform, has incorporated several of iPipeline’s webservice solutions into its broker...

Paymentshied has announced the appointment of Nasar Hussain as national account manager south to support its network partners and their members. He...

A steep drop in recorded crime since the start of the coronavirus lockdown has led to a downward shift in home...

Paymentshield has launched a series of webinars to help brokers develop general insurance (GI) knowledge to enable them to protect and...

Legal & General has acquired a 20% stake in the Australian lifetime mortgage business, Household Capital, through its ‘Retail Retirement’ division...

Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance is becoming an increasingly worrying issue for brokers, according to specialist finance trade body, FIBA. FIBA, part of...

Mortgage applications will soon be as simple as buying car insurance for many borrowers, as technology begins to revolutionise the housing...

A cybersecurity startup with a new 24-hour monitoring service has launched to provide peace of mind for financial services firms. bluedog Security...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has partnered with Legal & General and Uinsure to launch B&C InstantQuote to its national network of...

Average bills for home insurance are up just 2.1% in a year, with a competitive marketplace keeping up with the UK’s...

Nearly a quarter of UK homes have no home insurance, according to Assurant Intermediary. The insurance company says advisers play a vital...

Over a third of people who purchased their mortgage direct from a lender have no protection policy in place, the latest...

Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has announced a product refresh, which will expand and enhance more than thirty products for professional landlords. The...

Independent equity release advisor Key has announced the expansion of its corporate business development team in response to growing industry demand. More...

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced the launch of its own Professional Indemnity (PI) scheme for members in...

HL Partnership (HLP) and Mortgage Support Network (MSN) have announced that they will host a series of eight regional conferences in...

Buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has announced a new partnership with The Mortgage Compliance & Insurance Club (MCI Club). The partnership will provide...

Mortgage broker CLS Money is targeting protection advice as a vital part of its growth strategy in 2019. The Essex-based company also...

Insurance administrator Paymentshield has launched a free online guide for advisers to stimulate conversations that could result in increased business and...

The emergence of new digital tools and services is becoming an increasing driver of intermediary mortgage business, according to Intermediary Mortgage...

Paymentshield has launched a new interactive video to tackle some of the obstacles that can put off advisers from talking about...

A unique systems integration between Paymentshield and The Key has made it possible for mortgage advisers to gain instant access to...

Pepper Money has finalised the terms to acquire 100% of the second charge lender, Optimum Credit Ltd. The purchase will see Pepper...

Mortgage Brain has launched this year’s series of Mortgage Vision events. Now in it’s ninth year and having celebrated a 22% increase...

It's only right and proper that as a mortgage adviser you spend most of your time helping your clients buy or...

One in five British homeowners purchased a property prior to selling their existing home, a new study conducted by CoverBuilder has...

Mortgage Brain has launched a new version of the Key, the company’s POS and CRM system, offering customers a streamlined service...

Craig Brown has been appointed as the new director of Legal & General’s Intermediary division, set to lead its distribution in...

Approximately 1,000 advisers have now passed the RQF Level 4 certificate in Advanced Mortgage Advice, according to The Society of Mortgage...

Approximately 1,500 members of The Nottingham Building Society (The Nottingham) are to receive a share of a £70,000 ‘cash back’ reward...

First Complete and Pink have revealed that their mortgage, protection and general insurance sales all reached record highs in 2017. The two...

Mike Thompson has been appointed to the role of Legal & General’s Operations Director for its lifetime mortgage business. Before joining Legal...

The partnership between TMA Mortgage Club and Mortgage Brain has been extended, with TMA committing to offer Mortgage Brain's latest technology...

Equity release lender more 2 life has received accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) for its adviser webinar programme. The programme...

Some five hundred mortgage professionals have completed the Level 4 Certificate in Advanced Mortgage Advice since its launch two years ago,...

More than 1.6m homeowners have bought home insurance from their mortgage lender and many mistakenly believe they cannot switch for a...

TMA has launched a new general insurance proposition that lets advisers quote and apply for residential household insurance from a panel...

Fraudsters attacking the conveyancing sector, successfully stealing large sums of money from homebuyers, are making national headlines at a depressing rate....

First-time buyers are "increasingly desperate" to buy a place of their own as the housing crisis deepens, new research shows. Today, 73%...

Increasing levels of rents around the UK have softened the blow of recent rises in stamp duty levels for landlords, according...

The surge of investors into buy-to-let is being fuelled by older people raiding their pension pots, advisers say. While many see rental property...

With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....

Accidental landlords are most at risk of being caught out by Chancellor George Osborne's tax raids and new EU mortgage legislation,...

Buy-to-let property insurance specialists Rentguard has launched a new insurance partnership with Legal & General. This allows Rentguard to increase its range...

Who are you? Colin Breavington What does it say on your business card? Operations Director We hear SearchFlow is expanding next year, can you give...

Buying and moving into a new house is a stressful business at the best of times, but people invariably add to...

The rental market is still booming with rents rising by 10.5% over the last year, although the rate of growth has...

Recent surveys showed UK rental prices have hit a record high and it shows no slowing down. According to the figures, landlords...

Rent prices are now rising in every region of the UK, while the pace of growth in London has picked up...