Stonebridge Group: Advisers must focus on post EU vote 'opportunities'

Remortgaging and protection in 'new Brexit world'

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Stonebridge Group has urged mortgage and protection advisers to focus on the post-EU Referendum ‘opportunities' around remortgaging and protection cover.

Stonebridge said it is working with its advisers and appointed representative (AR) firms on how to communicate with clients in the new ‘Brexit world', particularly around remortgage opportunities and the need to have adequate protection cover in place. With the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, signalling a further cut to Bank Base Rate (BBR) over the summer, and lenders actively repricing in order to secure business volumes and hit lending targets, Stonebridge believes many existing borrowers could benefit from remortgaging. It is urging advisers to contact those clients ...

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