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Second charge lender access is good for sector…

I am all in favour of more second charge lenders opening up direct access...

Transaction falls don’t tell the whole story

When we put together the LendInvest Buy to Let Index every quarter, we bring...

How can technology be used to meet rising demand for equity release?

The equity release market has experienced huge levels of growth in the last few...

High hopes and great confidence for the second half of the year

Without much fanfare we have crept into the second half of 2018 already –...

We need greater rate certainty for all

When Mark Carney became Governor of the Bank of England five years ago in...

Spending time on the holiday spending

As we approach the school summer holiday period it seems a very good time...

Consumers need your conveyancing advice

In this day and age, especially in the mortgage and housing markets, I believe...

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...

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...

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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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