Blogs

Buyers who opt out of a professional survey are left open to hidden costs

While stepping onto the property ladder for the first time marks a major milestone...

Why reading beyond the headlines is crucial for 100% mortgages

Rumours that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt planned to introduce a 99% LTV mortgage designed to...

A missed opportunity and 2024 property market expectations

It's been evident over the past 12 to 18 months that first-time buyers have...

Make the most of the market chatter

As always, the inflation figures followed by the MPC meeting and its resultant Bank...

The rise and rise of the mixed-use mortgage

Diversification has always been a key word for any successful business operating across the...

Reasons to be positive

The first two months of 2024 have certainly been more positive for the market...

Housebuilding – how can we keep getting it so wrong?

As Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, once again makes promises to tackle the housing crisis...

Including shared ownership in the FTB conversation

Following a far more encouraging end to 2023 across the housing and mortgage markets,...

A government boost for downsizers would help us all

With good reason, a lot of energy and activity is focused on and around...

Credit ‘blips’ are not limited to low income clients

It’s easy to focus on the challenges faced by those on lower incomes at...

Commercial conversions can deliver for developers and landlords alike

If there is one thing that everyone in the housing market will agree on,...

Challenging market sees uptick in ARs

For anyone in the mortgage market, especially networks, there is always one table that...

Tapping into semi-commercial opportunities

It has been a tough few years for buy-to-let (BTL) landlords with higher interest...

Fixating on those specialist opportunities

I’m sure that we will see a number of twists, turns and shifts in...
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Artificial Intelligence

Your clients have already asked AI

The FCA published research on 27 August showing that 56% of 18- to 40-year-olds who hold or are considering investments say they trust AI...

The technology that matters doesn’t make the decision

We have a tendency when talking about mortgage technology to start with what it can automate. How many documents can it process, how quickly can...

Darrell Walker on LendInvest’s next chapter

After 35 years in banking and mortgages, the former football hopeful thought he might have found the company where he would see out his...

In our industry, competition and collaboration aren’t opposites

If there's one theme running through the market at the moment, it's the power of retention, and just how much can be achieved when...

We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

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Access FS rolls out Elev8 adviser CRM

Access Financial Services has launched Elev8, a new CRM for mortgage and protection advisers,...
Technology

Cotality joins OPDA to support open property data standards

Cotality has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as the industry group continues...
Artificial Intelligence

Your clients have already asked AI

The FCA published research on 27 August showing that 56% of 18- to 40-year-olds...
Case Studies

Cambridge BS family moves into Rent to Home property

A family of four has moved into a Cambridge Building Society rental property in...

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