Brokers

Clients seek reassurance amid Budget uncertainty

Consumers are placing growing value on financial advice as speculation ahead of the Budget...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage...

Intermediary confidence softens ahead of Budget as completions hold steady

Intermediary confidence dipped slightly in the third quarter as brokers entered the final weeks...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client...

Just Mortgages creates new management layer to bolster support for self-employed advisers

Just Mortgages has created a new regional performance management team to strengthen its support...

Peace of mind matters more than price in home insurance, research finds

A new study by general insurance provider Paymentshield has found that nearly half of...

Mortgage applications rise as lenders drive competition, says Stonebridge

Mortgage applications rose 7% year-on-year in October as borrowers continued to respond to falling...

Brokers report surge in limited company buy-to-let demand

Three-quarters of brokers have seen growing demand for limited company buy-to-let products over the...

Perceptions of stress and rigidity deter workers from financial services

More than half of UK adults say they would not consider a career in...

Stagg Mortgage Services appoints Paul Lewis as growth director

Stagg Mortgage Services has appointed Paul Lewis as its new growth director as part...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities...

Mortgages and AI to feature in overhauled school curriculum

Children in England will soon be taught how mortgages work and how to manage...

MAB appoints new transformation director to boost customer acquisition

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has appointed Alan Longhorn as transformation director for customer acquisition. Longhorn,...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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News

Millions unclear on cost of credit as gaps in financial understanding persist

Millions of UK adults are using credit without fully understanding borrowing costs or how...
House prices

UK house price growth slows as London slips into decline

HM Land Registry’s latest UK House Price Index shows the average property price across...
Regulation

FCA to extend conduct rules to cover bullying and harassment

Mortgage brokers, lenders and other regulated firms will have to tighten their internal conduct...
New build

Solar and heat pump rules could push up mortgage prices

New rules forcing developers to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems on most...

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