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Enjoy the Stamp Duty holiday while it lasts

Given the approach recent governments have taken to landlords active within the private rental...

It’s vital to have access to all the options

With a mini-Budget or a non-Budget ‘Budget’ on its way imminently, the industry has...

How are we to judge mortgage market normality?

It seems fairly obvious but the most common benchmark is bound to be what...

Marketing: mastering the basics

Marketing is one of those subjects that you know you should probably pay more...

There’s still underlying demand for buy-to-let lending

‘One minute you’re cock of the walk, the next you’re a feather duster.’ It might...

Half full or half empty?

The coronavirus epidemic has put a new emphasis on individuals’ attitude to risk. With regard...

Twitter tales as old as time

‘Porn star Nacho Vidal held in Spain after man dies in toad-venom ritual’ That probably...

What Open Banking could mean for intermediaries

Over the past couple of years ‘Open Banking’ has entered the lexicon of financial...

The value of advice in a nutshell

At the current time, I suspect many broker firms are concerned about their ability...

What will it be worth?

£1 will always be worth £1. If you devalue £1 you still have £1....

How will individual lenders react to this crisis?

How things can change, and how quickly they can change. From a position where many...

Retirement knowledge

Where are you on the Dunning-Kruger competence curve on retirement income planning? I ask...

Where is the economy really going?

Q: How many economists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Seven, plus...

Some are better at closing the protection gap than others

For as long as I can remember, the advisory profession has been grappling with...

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AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for protection advisers. But in today’s fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, navigating...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

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Survey reveals cost of living pressures and tax fears weighing on mutual’s members

Concerns over the cost of living and the prospect of tax rises continue to...

Hope Capital gains dual recognition for workplace standards

Hope Capital Property Finance has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer and has...

Industry partnership launches 95% funded pathway to address adviser shortage

A national initiative has been launched to confront the growing shortage of qualified financial...

British Business Bank sets out five-year plan to reshape finance for smaller firms

The British Business Bank has outlined plans to deliver what it describes as a...

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