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Brokers need to advise HMO clients over options available

It’s now well over a year since the introduction of the new HMO regulations...

Q&A: Simon Thompson, CEO of Key Group

BestAdvice (BA): Why is Key Group focussing on the later life lending market? You’ve...

Addressing the first-time buyer protection gap

As an adviser, when you see a first-time buyer client, what are their main...

Making a difference at a local level

There are certain businesses within financial services who are very adept at, not just...

We’ve reached the tipping point with Stamp Duty

It will perhaps surprise no-one working in our industry to learn that the tax...

Don’t pull the plug on buy-to-let advice

Given the Rugby World Cup has now kicked off, we’re into early morning breakfast...

Q&A: Peter Izard, business development manager, Investec Private Bank

BestAdvice (BA): Why do you think Sesame realised the need to include a private...

How to keep up in the changing world of client engagement

One of the current challenges for mortgage brokers is that you don’t just compete...

Assessing Help to Buy’s effectiveness

Given that we are (seemingly) very close to a General Election – perhaps even...

Are you maximising lead generation opportunities?

Any good, long-standing business is served by a network of reliable and productive relationships....

Why advice is needed by FTB parents and grandparents

When it comes to the mortgage market, we appear to be never more than...

Sam Barker: Can Boris Johnson save buy-to-let?

Buy-to-let has suffered a series of body blows recently, but is heading for what...

Prime time for first-time buyers

With the football season now well under way, and the transfer window firmly closed,...

Simon Read: When do you actually advise your clients?

I don’t know about you, but I was alarmed when Boris Johnson became Prime...
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COMMENT

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Latest news

Repricing

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Works has reduced buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points...
Repricing

Nationwide cuts mortgage rates for third time this month

Nationwide Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points across...
networks

TRM Network promotes Amy Wilson to new propositions role

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has promoted Amy Wilson to the newly created...
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of...

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