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Planning your exit: why retirement conversations can’t wait

The prospect of retirement can feel very distant for many advisers. With the ongoing...

Growth Guarantee Scheme offers crucial support to business borrowers

Following the first anniversary of the Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS), it’s worth reflecting both...

How a great BDM unlocks the value of conveyancing advice

There was a time in the mortgage market when the value of a business...

FCA wants to streamline mortgage rules, but advice still matters more than ever

The Financial Conduct Authority wants to simplify the rules around mortgages. In principle, that...

Seven things mortgage lenders can do to help landlords

As a mortgage broker, I receive countless emails from buy-to-let mortgage lenders boasting about...

Are you considering all product options for your customers?

Despite the ups and downs of the world’s money markets, today the UK Mortgage...

Execution-only or (Consumer) Duty of care? The FCA can’t have it both ways

Thankfully, there has been a growing amount of interest and analysis of the FCA’s...

The accessibility gap in mortgage tech — and why it matters now

In an industry built on trust and transparency, mortgage brokers can’t afford to overlook...

Professionalism, planning and portfolio strategy: the evolution of buy-to-let

I took part in a panel session in London earlier this month with some...

Rate cut momentum is welcome, but presents challenges for advisers

In recent weeks, we have seen a welcome shift in momentum across the mortgage...

Why now is the perfect time for expats to consider UK holiday lets

If you’re anything like me, Easter, the recent swathe of bank holiday weekends, and...

Brokers face rise in complex cases as bridging demand evolves

As reported recently in trade news, the bridging finance landscape is changing, and brokers...

18 months of Inspired Lending: how we’ve grown alongside the bridging market

In December 2023, we completed our very first bridging loan. On the surface, it...

How might Trump’s tariffs impact on mortgages in the UK?

With Trump’s tariff wars already sending financial markets yoyoing up and down and the...
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Artificial Intelligence

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...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

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Building Societies

Accord trims rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges for the...
results

RAW Capital Partners records strongest month for lending completions

Specialist lender RAW Capital Partners achieved a record month for loan completions in May,...
Later Life

Air warns of interest-only mortgage maturity challenge for older borrowers

Thousands of older homeowners approaching the end of their interest-only mortgage terms may be...
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Renters face decades-long wait to save a first-time buyer deposit

A third of aspiring homeowners are saving £100 a month or less, leaving many...

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