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Valuations and the dangers of making up the difference

Like religion and politics, house prices are a topic that is sure to spark...

100 up, but who’s counting…

The concept of building a network followed a few conversations with directly authorised introducers...

Panel managers can be vital ally in avoiding legal delays

Buying a home is rarely a speedy process. Tackling that issue is one of...

London market pick up is good news

The London housing market often marches to its own beat and while what is...

Putting your clients in the strongest position to move

The overall volume of property transactions may be lower than the heightened activity of...

Second charges: source criteria to make informed decisions

We know from our conversations with mortgage brokers that the cost of living situation...

Don’t leave clients in the dark about conveyancers

At our business, we speak to a lot of advisers who have got to...

The mutual benefits of professional financial advice

Mutuals have a long history of maintaining a strong presence in the local community...

Longer-term future of buy-to-let market still looking rosy

I’ll be the first to admit that when we ran our latest regular quarterly...

Second charge bridging: fast and flexible funding

The ‘race for space’ that we saw during the Covid-19 pandemic has subsided and...

Making sense of current statistics

Spend long enough at any industry conference and you will inevitably pick up on...

Rising interest rates – we’ve been expecting you

The reign of the sub-1% base rate is over – for now at least. We...

The changing face of adviser interaction

Communication is an important part of the mortgage application and indeed the lender-intermediary partnership....

What government need to address to maintain PRS

Residential landlords are a resilient bunch – they have had to be – but...
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What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

The untapped potential of the UK’s self- and custom-build market

Across much of the developed world, building your own home is far from unusual. In fact, self- and custom-build account for around 40% of...

FCA call to action: property wealth moves centre stage to fund longer retirements

Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the FCA, recently gave a clear indication that the regulator now views equity release as a mainstream option for...

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What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual...
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The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions...
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The Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into the collapse of Market Financial Solutions is prompting...
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The Vernon grows assets to £534m as annual profits reach £2.8m

Vernon Building Society increased total assets to £534m in 2025, while reporting profit before...

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