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Open finance roadmap signals shift towards faster, more connected mortgage journeys
The FCA’s latest open finance roadmap marks a significant step towards a more connected and data-driven financial ecosystem, with clear implications for…
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Fleet Mortgages reduces two-year fixed-rate pricing
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (15th April 2026) announced rate reductions of 20 basis points (bps) on its range of…
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Zurich launches bereavement support for 3 million customers, advisers and employees
Zurich is giving more than three million Life Protection customers access to Empathy at no extra cost, a pioneering human-led and digital bereavement support service,…
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Vitality launches AI powered underwriting to speed up adviser case decisions
Vitality has launched a new AI‑powered underwriting process that summarises GP reports for Life and Serious Illness Cover applications. The launch forms part of its continued…
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Landlord hotspots: the 10 cities with soaring rental demand revealed
Pepper Money reveals that Chichester is the top location for rental demand after creating the UK Rental Index, analysing 42 locations to reveal…
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Paradigm announce appointment of new Business Development Director
Paradigm, a provider of mortgage, protection, and compliance services, has today (15th April 2026) announced the appointment of a new Business Development Director.…
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Mortgage searches surge to 2.15m in March according to Twenty7tec as economic uncertainty drives borrower action
Mortgage adviser activity rose sharply in March, with total searches reaching 2,150,593, as borrowers responded to ongoing economic uncertainty and shifting mortgage…
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43% of companies do not have a formal health & wellbeing strategy
Research from the employee benefits experts at Everywhen reveals today that 43% of UK companies do not have a formal health and wellbeing strategy…
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Mortgage market defies rate volatility as buying remains £500 cheaper per month than renting
The UK mortgage market is demonstrating remarkable resilience in the face of geopolitical uncertainty and sticky interest rates, according to the TwentyCi…
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Chancellor to lure HNWIs at IMF tomorrow: a ‘critical moment’ says Mishcon de Reya
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will be setting out her stall for the UK as a ‘safe harbour’ for wealthy international professionals tomorrow at…
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