Blogs

Later life market ‘soft skills’ more important than ever

In the later life lending space we’ve always talked a lot about the need...

Building a successful recruitment pathway

For even the most successful businesses, there are always a number of influencing factors...

Is the market turning around?

In a very true sense, mid-September delivered two shocks that could ultimately signal –...

What’s in store for Q4?

So, with just over three months left of the year, what are we to...

Working together will open up specialist market to more brokers

The specialist mortgage market is becoming far more mainstream. A host of events over recent...

Providing a more affordable FTB path

First-time buyers are facing a tough time at the moment as higher interest rates...

A specialist approach to bolstering revenue shortfalls

The housing and mortgage markets continue to generate a huge amount of column inches,...

Advisers need to work harder with landlord clients for a brighter future

There are a lot of seemingly conflicting forces at play in the UK housing...

Is it time for an authorisation rethink?

The recent announcement that Tenet was closing its network and moving its mortgage and...

A continuous focus on marketing pays dividends

With the schools (apart from those with crumbling concrete) reopening, we all have to...

Has the Bank Base Rate finally peaked?

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings are always eagerly anticipated in our world but I...

Inflation is often misunderstood

Even in - what looks like - an economy where inflation is heading downwards,...

It makes sense for lenders to target high LTV business

Even towards the end of August, many ‘Out of Offices’ were still on throughout...

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...
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Opinions & blogs

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Landlord sales slow following Renters’ Right Act

The share of homes listed for sale that were previously rented dropped to 9.2%...
Specialist

Knowledge Bank teams up with Brilliant Solutions for specialist lending cases

Knowledge Bank has formed a partnership with specialist mortgage packager Brilliant Solutions as demand...
Regulation

FCA urges firms to strengthen product design under Consumer Duty

The Financial Conduct Authority has highlighted examples of improved product governance under the Consumer...
Appointments

Validate appoints Louise Shute as managing director

Valuation specialist Validate has appointed Louise Shute as managing director as it continues to...

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