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This could be a pivotal moment for surveyors

When it comes to the UK’s housing and mortgage markets, there is often no...

We appear to have moved on

We are now well over a month into the country-wide lockdown, and while there...

Time to ask yourself some difficult questions

In the here and now, it can be hard to look at a different...

Documentation: is there an easier way?

My current mortgage deal ends in the summer. My diligent mortgage broker contacted me...

Moving to a new version of ‘normal’

You can research the housing and mortgage market and see very little difference from...

Technology can help the business flow

These are undoubtedly testing times within the property market and no doubt we have...

Conveyancers can’t wave a magic wand

So, there’s no doubt about it, that we’re living through extraordinary times and the...

Remember: this will be temporary

At times like this, it’s important to know that the fundamentals apply. By that,...

Was 11 March a turning point?

Budget headlines are not often upstaged, but the announcement by the Bank of England...

Time to be realistic

I tend to take anecdotal evidence with a pinch of salt, but someone remarked...

Lenders must support changing employment patterns

The 31st of January is a painful day for a growing proportion of the...

Should complex cases really have to take longer?

No one sets out to provide a poor service – at least I hope...

We can all speed the process up

I’ve watched with interest the growing governmental (and industry) focus on improving the home-buying...

How significant will the Budget be now?

This article was initially written two days before the Prime Minister’s government reshuffle. It...
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COMMENT

Comment

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

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Chancellor presses lenders to expand support for borrowers ahead of rate resets

The government has secured fresh commitments from major lenders to step up engagement with...
Building Societies

Suffolk BS tops £800m in mortgage assets after strong 2025 growth

Suffolk Building Society has passed £800m of mortgage assets for the first time after...
criteria

UTB eases mortgage and second charge processes with criteria changes

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced a series of service and criteria changes across...
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Foundation returns with revised buy-to-let and residential mortgage range

Foundation has returned to the market with a revised product range across both buy-to-let...

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