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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...

Who doesn’t have a protection need?

For some, protection can seem like the great unmentionable with clients. For every advisory...

Covid-19 has been a game-changer for lenders

Prior to the Covid-19 lockdown we were already living in an increasingly complex financial...
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Conveyancing

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

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Gen H and Just Mortgages tool to help shared ownership borrowers move to full ownership

Just Mortgages and Gen H have introduced a new calculator designed to help shared...
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Advice boosts women’s confidence in long-term financial planning

Women are more likely to manage household finances than longer-term wealth decisions, although financial...
Conveyancing

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated...
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Mortgage rates have surged since Brexit vote, says L&C

The cost of borrowing has risen sharply in the decade since the UK voted...

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