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Make use of all the external resources in the market

We all pride ourselves on being experts in the mortgage market and the idea...

We need to ease the reliance upon the Bank of Mum and Dad

When you look at the first-time buyer market in the UK at present, you...

Most commercial finance providers are moving in the right direction

Businesses of all shapes and sizes have had to take a long hard look...

Will a deal get done?

Shall we talk Brexit? I can hear the groans across the land as you...

Choppy waters ahead?

2019 I hope has begun for you in busy fashion. Certainly, talking to our...

How self-build is evolving

At the Financial Services Expo London back in September, custom-build housing was highlighted as...

Second charge loans could be a match made in heaven

The relationship between second charge loans and brokers can sometimes feel like a long...

Squaring the long-term conundrum

In a market which has tended to work on short-term delivery, with a focus...

Q&A: Paul Adams, sales director at Pepper Money

BestAdvice (BA): Why did you choose to join a specialist lender from a mainstream...

Going nowhere, fast

Older people can be very philosophical. I was driving my mother home after the...

Nobody knows anything

So, welcome to 2019. I hope you enjoyed the Christmas break and managed to...

Big shake-up of IHT next year?

In the early hours of Friday morning (23 Nov), the Office of Tax Simplification...

The case for the Housing Court

The creation of a specialist Housing Court is something that has been discussed for...

‘BOMAD’ product development is vital

Scanning through Twitter recently I saw a tweet which read, ‘TSB will go 90%...

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A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference. Funding is widely available and funders are willing to do...

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Crystal hails Goldberg’s impact and welcomes Together leadership plan

One of the UK specialist finance sector’s most prominent distribution firms has paid tribute...

The Exeter reveals 2024 health, income protection and life payouts

UK mutual health and protection insurer The Exeter paid out £61 million in claims...

Tandem reports record green lending as customers cut 70,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚

Tandem Bank has published its most comprehensive ESG report to date, disclosing that it...

HTB provides £20m+ facility for land portfolio refinancing

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a development finance facility in excess of £20m to...