Blogs

The advantages of being a self-employed mortgage adviser

Our world has changed dramatically over the past six months. This has led to...

Putting your trust in a specialist

In those pre-Covid-19 days – which seem a very long time ago – and...

First-time buyers: does the government have the right idea?

In recent years, government support for first-time buyers has been a ‘natural’ part of...

Getting clarity of a client’s finances

2020 has undoubtedly thrown into the light the very different nature of what employment...

Interacting with clients during Covid

It’s fair to say that Covid-19, the subsequent national lockdown, and the various measures...

Uncertain journeys

In September 2019, I was on holiday when I received an urgent telephone call....

Price realities not speculation will drive the market

Participants in the UK housing and mortgage market, while fully focused on the here...

Marketing 101: getting your referral strategy right

I once had a client say to me at a review meeting, “you must...

Minimising aborted transactions

Talk to most property professionals and the bane of their life will be transactions...

Advisers should grow their landlord client base

There will be those who seemingly flow with the wind when it comes to...

How will the UK recover?

Late last month I took part in an insightful Mortgage Market Alliance (MMA) podcast,...

There are solutions for mortgage prisoners out there

A lot of positive change has occurred in the mortgage market over the last...

Securing an understanding of your client’s credit-worthiness

A lot of positive change has occurred in the mortgage market over the last...

Progress in conveyancing is really happening

‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.’ I’m not prone to quoting...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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