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Technology can help alleviate conveyancers’ stress

On 8 July 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that a temporary Stamp Duty Land...

“If you build it, they will come”

I’ll freely admit that it’s not particularly cutting-edge or surfing the zeitgeist wave, to...

Four tips to nail those protection conversations

Making protection meaningful to clients can be a challenge, especially when it comes to...

Wills offer chance for brokers to build stronger client relationships

Nobody wants to be the bearer of bad news. Brokers know all too well...

Q&A: Take your pick

BestAdvice talks to Ian Smart, product architect at Royal London, about how protection perceptions...

IHT planning for a better future

In his Budget earlier this month the Chancellor announced that the inheritance tax (IHT)...

Q&A: All change

Having just announced a new technology platform and rebrand, BestAdvice talked to Martin Schultheiss,...

Making a difference

Jo Whiley and Marcus Rashford have shown how to make a difference recently. They...

The increasing importance of new build

Two words which I believe best sum up the new build housing market in...

Working it out to reshape the housing market

The question around what the pandemic and lockdown living will ultimately mean for the...

Will the Chancellor kick thousands of cans down the road?

So, according to The Times, six weeks has now become three months. I’m talking of...

Equity release is not a rate-driven solution

In the equity release market, I’ve always felt there was a potential disconnect between...

‘No risk’ investments continue to attract the amateurs

I suspect, like me, you first heard about the amateur ‘Reddit’ share speculators either...

Covid-19 and vulnerable customers

What will be your lasting image of the pandemic? Mine will be an Intensive...
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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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Russell Quirk becomes Property Investor Show shareholder

Russell Quirk is to become a shareholder in the Property Investor Show, strengthening his...
Mortgages

Mortgage market cools as remortgaging rebounds

UK mortgage activity steadied in December as house purchase approvals slipped but remortgaging gathered...
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Paradigm promotes Richard Howes to managing director role

Paradigm Mortgage Services has promoted Richard Howes to a newly created managing director position...
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Fleet Mortgages adds 65% LTV products and cuts two-year pricing

Fleet mortgages has launched a new range of 65% loan-to-value mortgage products and cut...

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