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Picking the perfect policy

There are currently more than 1.8 million private landlords operating in the UK. Being...

Expect further market growth in new build

Historically speaking, the words new build have been somewhat divisive within both consumer and...

Interim Report: reasons to be fearful

The whole industry, myself included, has now had some further time to digest the...

Why include second charge in your capital raising deliberations

If your reaction to the above is ‘why should I?’ then I won’t take...

“Excuse me, I am here”

Recently an elderly lady told me of a visit to see a doctor at...

Why your conveyancing advice matters

I think it’s fair to say that when it comes to clients and their...

Concerns with the FCA’s Interim Report

The FCA’s Interim Report on its Mortgages Market Study was certainly worthy of note...

Meeting the needs of the professional landlord 

The property investment landscape had undoubtably changed over the last couple of years. The...

New thinking needed to help the young

There’s no doubting that when it comes to thinking outside the box, the recent...

Having the time to be a better adviser

If I ask a roomful of advisers what takes up the majority of their...

50 ways to draw your pension

Having heard Paul Simon’s announcement that he was going to stop performing, I thought...

How to avoid getting tangled up in knots

I was interested to read that the Loughborough Building Society has decided to do...

Handling the twist and turns of the market

Deciphering the current state of the UK mortgage market could take the equivalent of...

Second charge market confidence shouldn’t be dented in Q2

It’s safe to say that the first quarter of 2018 has not been the...

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...

Latest news

Russell Quirk becomes Property Investor Show shareholder

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

Mortgage market cools as remortgaging rebounds

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

Paradigm promotes Richard Howes to managing director role

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

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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