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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...

Scouting the right tech partner

Like many fans, I still need to get my football fix during the pre-season...

It’s time for brokers to diversify into the specialist sector

The practice of diversifying your investments has long been a mantra of investors, to...

What are the Tories actually doing about the housing market?

There’s no doubt in our minds that we are currently in the middle of...

Consumer Duty: What should we do next?

Consumer Duty is almost here. Years in the making, and with the deadline now...

The ability to remortgage quickly and efficiently is vital in today’s market

For nearly 18 months, the cost of living headlines have tended to be dominated...

Landlord uncertainty grows as EPC delays drag on

As reports of landlords selling up continue to filter through, a recent debate in...

The shifting gears of the remortgage market

I’m sure that we’ve all seen the headlines and projected figures from a variety...

More versatility will help borrowers repair their credit hiccups

There can be no question that the last few years have put the finances...

Taking a longer mortgage term if necessary should be championed, not chastised

The decisions facing prospective first-time buyers at the moment are interesting on so many...

Transparency is vital to upholding equity release standards

The reasons why a client might want to take out an equity release product...

I don’t expect large house price fluctuations in either direction

As I write this, the Rightmove asking house price index has just been published,...

Don’t overlook the strengths of the regulated bridging loan

There’s no denying the success of the bridging sector over recent years. It has...
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Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for...
News

LendInvest bolsters residential and BTL broker support with Glasgow team expansion

LendInvest has expanded its commercial support team with a particular focus on helping brokers...
Technology

Hackathons test property data sharing in homebuying push

Proptech firms have tested how property data can be shared across the home-moving process...
News

Foundation refreshes buy-to-let range with new products and rate cuts

Foundation has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range with new products and rate reductions across...

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