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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...

How will tech change the conveyancing process?

As we have kicked off a new decade, you might have noticed that –...

Q&A: Joe Websper, Investec Private Bank

BestAdvice (BA): Search indemnity insurance is commonly used by high street banks, but why...

Turn the next generation of portfolio landlords into long-term clients

This market isn’t often surprised, but I suspect there will have been a few...

Advisers: look at the whole 2020 landscape

The beginning of every new year has to start with a review of the...

Bubble & Squeak

One of the most popular items in our house over Christmas is ‘Bob’s Bubble...

Advisers are in the mortgage fraud firing line

In a process full of critical tasks, there is perhaps none more important –...

Hit the ground running in 2020

It’s fair to say that technology has helped to simplify many areas of the...

What reforms will actually make a difference?

With the number of conflicting messages propagated about the UK’s mortgage and housing markets,...

Don’t expect an uplift in 2020

If we were looking for a sign at how the political and economic uncertainty...

Getting the accessibility message out there

There is a lot of talk currently about the ‘pent-up demand’ within – or...

Execution-only demeans the concept of advice

The latest figures from UK Finance on product transfers should give everyone who advocates...

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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