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Opus First Media launches Bridging Soup

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Three decades into a career she never really planned, Louisa Sedgwick sits at the...

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Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

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Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

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Mortgage industry’s biggest ever charity night sells out

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Goldilocks and the three bear markets

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Mortgage sector faces persistent mental health challenge

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Chetwood Bank puts Alan Cleary back in the driving seat

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Why the collapse of US auto finance lenders matters for UK mortgages

You might wonder why a car loans provider across the Atlantic has anything to do with UK mortgages – on the face of it,...

There’s no room for complacency, it’s time for collaboration

Last year the government announced a proposal to reform the home-buying system in a bid to speed up the property transaction process, cut costs...

Lenders that adapt to customer and broker needs will be the winners

For UK mortgage brokers, the choice of lender partner has never been more important. In a market shaped by fluctuating rates, evolving regulation and increasing...

First-time landlords and first-time buyers are still entering the market

Despite the upheaval, new entrants have not vanished. First-time landlords are still active and, according to Hamptons, millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) are...

36 more pay cheques before you’re made redundant

Imagine getting that email in your inbox first thing this morning! I tell you what: for the sake of another thought-provoking, rib-jabbing article, let's pretend...

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