Meg Bratley
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Launch of PDG’s Protection Insights Report 2026
The Protection Distributors Group is publishing the first Protection Insights Report 2026 today, including advisers’ views on the market and market practice,…
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The highest number of homes listed for sale for a decade and falling mortgage rates signal good news for first-time buyers
February is on track to record the highest number of new home listings in a decade, according to Zoopla’s latest House Price…
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33 building societies unite in landmark industry-first 2026 event for brokers
Registration is now open for the Building Societies Show 2026, a landmark new event that will see 33 building societies come together under…
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Nottingham Building Society expands residential lending to support agency workers, benefit income, and drawdown pensions
Nottingham Building Society, the mortgages and savings mutual, has announced a further series of updates to its residential mortgage criteria – widening how…
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New Air report delivers a consumer duty framework for modelling later life lending decisions
In a new report Air is supporting advisers and clients with making confident and informed decisions on later life lending by helping advisers…
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The future of insurance and protection: implementing AI with confidence
Throughout this week, we’ll be running an ‘In Focus’ series revolving around AI in the insurance and protection space, we’ll be exploring…
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CIExpert to launch ‘Critical Thinking 2026’ report
CIExpert has announced the launch of Critical Thinking 2026, the second edition of its landmark annual research into the UK protection insurance market, set…
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Atom bank reduces minimum loan size to meet growing demand
Atom bank, the UK’s top-rated bank on Trustpilot, has reduced the minimum loan size for its commercial mortgage range to meet growing demand…
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Mercantile Trust integrates with Twenty7tec’s RESEARCH platform
Twenty7tec has announced the addition of Mercantile Trust to its Lender panel within RESEARCH, further expanding the range of specialist lending solutions…
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Shepherds Friendly launches intermediary campaign to celebrate bicentennial
Shepherds Friendly is this week commencing an adviser-focused initiative to mark the mutual society’s 200th anniversary later this year. Though its official…

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