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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...

What we’ve learned from a year of tracking affordability

Knowledge is power – so in 2020, we took the decision to empower more...

New year, new build

When it comes to presenting wishes for the year ahead, many property market stakeholders...

Consumers still value expertise

“I think the people of this country have had enough of experts.” The response to...

Why landlords should maintain confidence

When it comes to pushing data into the marketplace, it can often be somewhat...

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Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

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 specifically of my old mate Martin Stewart who can be...

Funding student property? Talk to a broker first

When an investor spots an opportunity in the student accommodation sector, it’s rarely a simple transaction. Often what unlocks success is the guidance and...

Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over £2 million the Treasury is reportedly considering the same plan. Even...

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of the UK property market and helping industry understand how it...

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Chancellor urged to build buffer to avoid “doom-loop”

The Chancellor must use this month’s Autumn Budget to build a minimum £30 billion...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as...

Brilliant Solutions outperforms market amid record year

Brilliant Solutions has reported record figures for its mortgage club, which it says has...

Stress and costs leave one in five reluctant to move

A growing number of Britons are ruling themselves out of the housing market as...

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