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Paragon – The Shifting Age dynamic of Buy-to-Let Landlords

Buy-to-let is typically associated with an ageing cohort of landlords who are looking to maintain their existing holdings or shrink their portfolios. However, analysis of UK lending data paints a different story, with younger landlords amongst the most active acquirers of new buy-to-let property. The average age of those purchasing a new buy-to-let property has […]

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Vitality Overcoming ‘present bias’: The key to closing the protection gap?

Getting clients to see the value in protection cover isn’t always easy, especially given the intangible nature of traditional insurance. However, rethinking the way protection works is giving advisers an opportunity to overcome this barrier, writes Greg Levine, in the first of our Sales as a Force for Good article series. We’ve all done it:

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Paymentshield – The Extension Boom: Are Your Clients Properly Protected?

The extension boom: are your clients properly protected?  In 2023, almost 300,000 homes in England were granted planning permission by district level planning authorities, according to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The appetite for home extensions and outbuildings such as garden offices has risen since the pandemic. Despite the recent dip in UK

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Vitality “Our industry needs to challenge the status quo”

Against a backdrop of changing consumer needs and wider trends impacting our world, genuine product innovation is what’s needed to move the protection industry forward, writes Justin Taurog, VitalityLife Managing Director. In recent years, the protection landscape has fundamentally shifted. The pandemic followed by an economic crisis have presented both challenges and opportunities for our industry. A

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