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We need to understand what all housing stakeholders want

With The Spice Girls about to embark on a nostalgia-fest tour round the country,...

How can you maximise affordability for your clients?

What’s your go-to lender for clients who want to maximise their affordability? Chances are, you...

Increased opportunities in Scotland

Back in March we saw the fifth FSE Glasgow take place. After extending our...

Cars and retirement

The other day I heard a Kia advertisement on my car radio. The narration...

Deposit requirements still hampering first-time buyers

Looking at the recent stats from HMRC, many in the market might be surprised...

How might the regulator have got it so wrong?

The industry has had a little over a month to digest the contents of...

Q&A: Marcus Dussard, sales director at Castle Trust

BestAdvice (BA): Tell us about Castle Trust’s new bridging product? Marcus Dussard (MD): Our new...

Who am I?

Are you a Brexiteer or a Remainer? If you are a Brexiteer you are...

SME funding options in the wake of Brexit

The never-ending churn of Brexit updates mean the only certainty right now is a...

Why the FCA is wrong over advice

I’m going to start with a point that you might have thought was rather...

The PRS remains an attractive proposition for landlords

From a mortgage market, and to a lesser extent, housing market perspective, the Spring...

Expect the year to continue to not be ‘normal’

In any ‘normal’ year, the end of the first quarter might well provide us...

Portfolio landlords don’t need to be taxing

For those doing their tax returns early in the year, I am sure you...

Why Help to Buy remains invaluable

The Help to Buy scheme continues to grab the headlines, mainly for the right...
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COMMENT

Comment

Why the collapse of US auto finance lenders matters for UK mortgages

You might wonder why a car loans provider across the Atlantic has anything to do with UK mortgages – on the face of it,...

There’s no room for complacency, it’s time for collaboration

Last year the government announced a proposal to reform the home-buying system in a bid to speed up the property transaction process, cut costs...

Lenders that adapt to customer and broker needs will be the winners

For UK mortgage brokers, the choice of lender partner has never been more important. In a market shaped by fluctuating rates, evolving regulation and increasing...

First-time landlords and first-time buyers are still entering the market

Despite the upheaval, new entrants have not vanished. First-time landlords are still active and, according to Hamptons, millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) are...

36 more pay cheques before you’re made redundant

Imagine getting that email in your inbox first thing this morning! I tell you what: for the sake of another thought-provoking, rib-jabbing article, let's pretend...

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Russell Quirk becomes Property Investor Show shareholder

Russell Quirk is to become a shareholder in the Property Investor Show, strengthening his...
Mortgages

Mortgage market cools as remortgaging rebounds

UK mortgage activity steadied in December as house purchase approvals slipped but remortgaging gathered...
Appointments

Paradigm promotes Richard Howes to managing director role

Paradigm Mortgage Services has promoted Richard Howes to a newly created managing director position...
Buy-to-let

Fleet Mortgages adds 65% LTV products and cuts two-year pricing

Fleet mortgages has launched a new range of 65% loan-to-value mortgage products and cut...

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