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Retirement celebrations and how to fund them

For long marriages, who can name the wedding anniversaries? I will put you out...

Advice is non-negotiable for first-time buyers

Getting into a first home has perhaps never been so difficult, ironically at a...

PI, DAs and the rising costs conundrum

When assembling and delivering a comprehensive network offering its vital to tap into areas...

Credit limit reduction prompts debt consolidation conversation

You may have seen the news recently that Barclaycard has cut the credit limits...

Yields are going in the right direction

The quest for yield amongst landlord participants in the private rental sector is perhaps...

Government intervention in high LTV market – timely and necessary?

Government intervention in the mortgage market is always going to have its critics. After...

Cutting the cost of collapsed house purchases for clients

The property market is in extraordinary shape. The latest data from HM Revenue &...

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,...

COMMENT

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Latest news

FORTO Finance launches with focus on expat mortgage market

FORTO Finance has launched in the UK mortgage and protection market following a pilot...

Just Mortgages appoints Gina McLaren as Midlands area director

Just Mortgages has expanded the management team within its self-employed division with the appointment...

Brokers value access to underwriters over slick technology

Mortgage brokers would rather have access to an underwriter than a sophisticated lender portal...

Imperial Chartered and Cornerstone golf day raises £11,000 for MNDA

Imperial Chartered and Cornerstone Finance Group have raised more than £11,000 for the Motor...

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