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Preparing for after the stamp duty holiday

The mortgage market works only because of deadlines being met. You might say the...

Bridging the financial information gap

Money can be a difficult topic for many people, and such conversations are proving...

Going the extra mile will help keep clients for life

As any mortgage broker will tell you, identifying the right mortgage for their client...

Does 2021 look any better for first-time buyers?

A friend of mine is learning to play the guitar. This wasn’t something that...

A matter of control

If we learned one thing in 2020 it’s that there will always be things...

How do you predict a year like 2021?

So, as one year ends, another comes into view. It has been a truly...

Income and spending in Covid

On November 15th The Resolution Foundation published a briefing note on the results of...

What a difference a year makes

I’m writing this on ‘Black Friday’ and have just seen some photos of Oxford...

Data protection can’t be ignored

Even prior to the pandemic, most businesses have become dependent upon a robust IT...

The later life market has reacted well to the pandemic

So, Lockdown 2 in England is now underway, while by the time you read...

The changing nature of making Christmas plans

‘The family can come to us next year – it’s our turn’. Or ‘We’ll...

Why service level transparency is more vital than ever

In this industry we talk a lot about transparency when it comes to service...

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...
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COMMENT

Comment

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

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Clydesdale Bank raises selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a number of residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates from...
Loans

24-hour secured loan case underlines growing use of specialist finance

A secured loan completed within 24 hours is being cited as a sign of...
News

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage rates by up to 75bps

Virgin Money is increasing selected purchase, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer rates from Thursday...
News

Property sector must embrace long-term reform to withstand global shocks, says OPDA

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a...

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