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‘BOMAD’ product development is vital

Scanning through Twitter recently I saw a tweet which read, ‘TSB will go 90%...

Group income protection can encourage better mental health

Despite a greater awareness of the issues surrounding mental health, the topic still has...

Four years on, buy-to-let is still strong

Four years ago this month we embarked upon a new chapter, starting up Fleet...

Pity those stuck in a mortgage Twilight Zone

It’s a strange old world isn’t it? For instance, I often wonder what those...

All advisers can benefit from specialist distributor expertise

There is an old saying that states that if you are multi-disciplined in your...

Q&A: Rob Jupp, chief executive officer at Brightstar Financial

BestAdvice (BA): What can you tell us about Brightstar’s new Later Life Lending service? Rob...

Housing wealth is now part of mainstream retirement planning

Just look at the latest equity release lending figures from the Equity Release Council....

No heat in the housing market

The latest figures from HMRC on UK property transactions do not make for particularly...

Q&A: Esther Morley, managing director, Secure Trust Bank Mortgages

BestAdvice (BA): What is your background? Esther Morley (EM): I joined Secure Trust Bank from Kensington...

Change is inevitable for first time buyers

The mortgage/housing market can seem a particularly daunting one for anyone, regardless of their...

Making the most of the ‘new normal’

For a sector that has been through a significant amount of change over the...

Focus on: asset-based lending

If you work with enough high net worth clients, you will know that there...

Q&A: Colin Sanders, CEO, Tuscan Capital

BestAdvice (BA): What was the thinking behind the brand? Colin Sanders (CS): There were three...

IPT: the end of the inexorable rise?

How many of you have had to have difficult conversations with your clients when...
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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...
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Hope Capital gains dual recognition for workplace standards

Hope Capital Property Finance has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer and has...
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Industry partnership launches 95% funded pathway to address adviser shortage

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

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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