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Don’t fall into the luxury property trap

With all of the talk of the housing shortage in the UK, it seems...

No bread for ‘jam tomorrow’?

I’m not sure I’d go so far as to say that the Chancellor’s Spring...

95% LTV: looking behind the figures

There are a whole raft of ways in which we can judge the performance...

Not what it seems

A friend recently asked me if I could have a word with his brother-in-law,...

Problems with free legals have not gone away

In this business, issues which at one point seemed incredibly important often get resolved...

The ‘professionalisation’ of buy-to-let is dominant

Sporting contests are often described as a ‘game of two halves’ which tends to...

It really is harder for today’s first-time buyers

Whenever there is a debate about the difficulties younger people have today in purchasing...

Closing the window on cyber threats

It’s no secret that small businesses are often over-stretched with their workload. That’s the...

Don’t be apathetic about protection

The ‘protection gap’ is often mentioned but, as time passes, there seems little progress...

Saving and spending

While we are working, we earn money; we spend some of that money, and...

Softly softly approach to secured loans

2017 was a strong year for second charge loans and while we wait for...

Tackling the construction skills shortage is only the first step

It’s no secret that there is a skills shortage in the construction sector. It...

Ex-pat buy-to-let mortgages an opportunity for brokers 

Ex-pat mortgages were back in the news recently when challenger bank, Aldermore, launched a...

The stamp duty conundrum

I’ve often thought that if stamp duty land tax didn’t exist, those within industry/economic/regulatory/political...
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Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

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Landbay increases LTV and loan limits on Limited Edition AVM range

Landbay has expanded its Limited Edition range of automated valuation model (AVM) products, raising...
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Santander raises loan to income limits in boost for buyers

Santander UK is raising its loan to income (LTI) thresholds, allowing some mortgage customers...
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DPT marks 25th project milestone with Signature Property Finance

DPT Monitoring Surveyors has begun work on its 25th development finance project for Signature...
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KSEYE reaches £1bn lending milestone

Specialist lender KSEYE has passed the £1bn mark in total lending, crediting strong broker...

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