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A promising outlook for the UK bridging finance market

The UK bridging finance market has seen significant growth in recent years, reaching an...

Will AI kill human oversight in compliance?

Can AI determine what is good advice and what a good submission is? It's only...

New Year, New Me? Nah, New Year, same old proc fees

May I start by being one of those rare individuals to wish you a...

Navigating the unregulated bridging market: trends and opportunities

The unregulated bridging finance sector has traditionally catered to three primary needs: developer exit...

GI why?

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope it was a restful break that included...

Working from home – how effective is this?

We will all have worked from home at some stage in our career and...

The curse of source of funds and are we double-whamming the client?

It used to be all about the deal, the borrower, and the property: financial...

BTL market outlook: navigating challenges and opportunities

The private rental sector remains a cornerstone of the UK housing market, supported by...

Rates may be falling again, but we can’t get complacent

For more than a decade, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee’s bank base...

Seize the opportunity to help those rejected by the high street

Whatever lies ahead of us in 2025, it will certainly be a year full...

Revolution is coming…

I truly believe that we are on the cusp of a tech revolution in...

In brief: 2025 predictions

Industry figures provide their predictions for the 2025 mortgage market. Leon Diamond, CEO, LiveMore: "The later life...

All signs point to a positive UK bridging market in 2025

As 2024 comes to a close, KSEYE foresees a year of growth, innovation, and...

Affordability and flexibility will continue to be vital in 2025’s market

As 2024 draws to a close and lenders begin to look ahead to the...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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