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Today, 4.09 pm Sorry to hear of your troubles. You mention three months was in your contract - so I assumed that what you signed up on. If they changed it without your consent - what did your Solicitor say?   P.S. - Luckily for me - I have always been DA - but having dealt with Compliance etc, I have seen...
Today, 4.09 pm another vote for Barclays
Today, 3.35 pm NatWest or Skipton
Today, 3.28 pm I just managed to get an 18 month plan for less (per month) than my current 12 month plan. Moved from Onyx to SimplyBiz, also looked at Howdens as soon as I got the first quotes through I sent them to each other and said is this the best you can do.    My renewal was a 18% increase YOY i...
Today, 2.51 pm It's not just the FCA fees. My PI cover is due. I was approached by few brokers saying that market has opened up and premiums have gone down so I sent a completed form to all of them them first one to quote is £500 more than I paid last year and that's before IPT. This they say is the ...
Today, 2.24 pm Barclays
Today, 2.18 pm Sorry this is bullshit if you are referring to my post as Primis on their Human Resources system stated 30 days notice which I was referred to when asked about notice and then they pull a Tenet contract out of the archives that had been amended with dates changed that I was not party to saying 90 da...
Today, 2.17 pm £2,200 is the new Minimum amount a firm must pay regardless (so I've just read). 
Today, 1.58 pm It sounds as though basically, none of the insurers are able to offer any kind of acceptable service levels at all. If this is consistently awful across the board, then it appears the lack of investment from them as far as staffing is concerned is incredibly poor.
Today, 1.55 pm Glad I'm not alone, sounds like it's a mess everywhere. I knew end of last year Aviva were shocking too, but at the time I recall the bdm making out it was a one off due to UW's off sick etc, but sounds like this is the new normal for a lot of them.

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Today, 1.04 pm Specialist Hub has reinforced its ambitious growth strategy with the full integration of two of the UK’s most recognised specialist finance figures, Steve Hayes and Mike Brooks, who are now fully authorised and actively working alongside Managing Director Tony Sutton. With all regulatory perm...
Today, 12.47 pm Average portfolio size has increased to 7.3 properties Limited company landlords hold significantly larger portfolios More than one in five landlords now operate as full-time businesses Tuesday 7th July 2026 The UK’s Private Rented Sector (PRS) is becoming increasingly professionalised...
Today, 12.47 pm In a recent judgment, a court in Germany has decided that Google should be responsible for mistakes in the information it generates for its AI search result summaries. It's a long-overdue return to common sense. But common sense hasn't been terribly fashionable...
Today, 12.46 pm Nationwide is today pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Dickinson as its new Lead Product Manager for Intermediaries, further strengthening its intermediary relationships team at a time of continued focus on supporting the broker community. Kim brings a wealth of experience in the mortgage m...
Today, 10.32 am United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has strengthened its Buy-to-Let (BTL) proposition with the appointment of experienced mortgage sales professional Frankie Kitchen as BTL Key Account Manager. The appointment reinforces the Bank's commitment to growing its’ specialist BTL lending business and f...
Today, 9.18 am House prices edge up in June as borrowing costs start to ease House prices rose +0.2% in June, following a -0.2% fall in May Average property price now £299,330 compared with £298,812 in May Annual growth up slightly to +0.6%, from +0.5% in May Northern Ireland continues to record ...
Today, 9.16 am One Mortgage System (OMS), the CRM and loan origination platform for intermediaries and lenders, has extended its partnership with the Brightstar Group, continuing its role as the group’s primary technology partner. Under the renewed agreement, the Brightstar Group will continue using OMS&rsq...
Today, 9.15 am Following a sold-out run of broker roundtable dinners across the UK, Nivo is expanding its practical conversation about AI with the launch of a new webinar series for brokers and lenders. Nivo, the AI agent for lenders and brokers, has announced a new programme of online sessions designed to help f...
Today, 9.12 am Aspen has delivered its second Prime Central London facility in just seven days, completing a £2,475,000 Bridge-to-Let for an auction purchase for a Spanish-registered corporate entity in just three weeks. The transaction ensured the acquisition of an exceptional four-bedroom penthouse apartme...
Today, 7.00 am Stockport-based debt advice firm GW Financial Solutions has adopted the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) – enabling it to identify and support vulnerable clients faster, more consistently and at greater scale than was possible through manual processes. This move adds to MorganAsh’s gro...

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