Mortgage

Comment: Good brokers will do well in these crazy times

To say the past few weeks have been tumultuous is an understatement. It’s clear the so-called mini-Budget spooked both the...

What You Need to Know When Hiring Seasonal Employees

This is the season for engaging extra help to handle anticipated holidays sales. Big retailers, such as Walmart and Macy’s,...

Weekly rate watch: Prices drop across the board

Average rates dropped across all major fixed terms this week, shows new data from Moneyfacts. For a two-year fix, the...

Rowley returns to role at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Lee Rowley has been reappointed as parliamentary under secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...

MGA and PA valuations – are there “cracks in the foundation”?

Managing general agents (MGA) and program administrator (PA) valuations may be up on 2020, but there could be “cracks in...

LexisNexis on closing America’s life insurance gap

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, more people in the US have become keenly aware of the need to protect their loved...

Using historic CGL policies to defend PFAS claims

Liability insurance claims involving PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are expected to increase over the next few years as regulators...

Paragon Bank adds to BTL range with two- and five-year fixes

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let (BTL) product range with two and five-year fixed-rate mortgages. The products are available for...

NatWest makes switcher resi and BTL rate reductions

NatWest has made a series of cuts to its residential and buy-to-let (BTL) switcher mortgage suites. In the residential range,...

Do electric vehicles cost more to insure than gasoline-powered cars?

After soaring to a record-high $5 per gallon last June, gas prices have since begun to drop, falling by an...

Darlington Building Society returns to fixed rate mortgage market

Darlington Building Society is re-joining the fixed-rate mortgage market with standard and specialist mortgages. The society will have two fixed-rate...

Skipton brings back range of two-year resi products   

Skipton has returned to the market with a suite of two-year residential mortgage products. The building society says the range...