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Why you need to continually appraise where your business is at

Working in this sector, and telling people what you do, you’ll always be asked...

Focus on Principals and their AR support provisions

Back in December last year, the FCA introduced additional rules for Principals related to...

Maximising returns in a challenging market  

Given the continued uncertainty in the mortgage market and wider UK economy, reports of...

Mortgage Charter is only a start – common sense approach still needed on credit

The Mortgage Charter has been a welcome initiative. Understandably there are plenty of borrowers...

Tapping into client potential

Client expectations have always been difficult to manage; however, for many, these expectations have...

Flying the flag for credit-worthy borrowers

In years gone by, the UK residential mortgage market could – at times –...

Brokers still unclear on what Consumer Duty means for them

Consumer Duty is a hot topic across the mortgage industry, with the implementation date...

The proximity of a General Election won’t improve market efficiency

Understandably, there is a lot of political heat being placed under the current mortgage...

Bridging the EPC gap

As a business, we’ve spent well over 20 years working with brokers to support...

You can only advise on the later life market as it stands now

Moving swiftly past the half-way point of the year, provides us with six months...

Bridging for BTL clients

In the current economic climate of rising interest rates and ongoing uncertainty in the...

The mortgage rate peak may still be some way off

In the mortgage market of late, big numbers tend to get big headlines, so...

Consumer Duty & later life lending

Given we are less than a month away from the implementation of the Consumer...

The power of TikTok in reaching a younger audience

Whether it be house prices, rising interest rates, or product withdrawals, the mortgage market...
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Conveyancing

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

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Advice boosts women’s confidence in long-term financial planning

Women are more likely to manage household finances than longer-term wealth decisions, although financial...
Conveyancing

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated...
News

Mortgage rates have surged since Brexit vote, says L&C

The cost of borrowing has risen sharply in the decade since the UK voted...
Building Societies

Accord trims rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges for the...

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