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Will the naysayers be proved wrong once again?

If you’re looking for any sort of respite from a news agenda firmly focused...

How brokers can improve the conveyancing process

Ask most mortgage professionals what drives a case and you would probably get the...

Was the stamp duty change a red herring?

We may not have any 2018 data to currently work with, but judging by...

What a difference five years makes

While sorting out old paperwork over the New Year, I came across a news...

Mind the Gap

‘Mind the Gap’ is a phrase that is often seen and heard on the...

2018 predictions for second charge mortgages

A clever person somewhere once said that the more expert a person in any...

Think smart for a successful 2018

The year finally begins to draw to an end and 2017 has without doubt...

The Credit Crunch and first-time buyers

‘No-one wants to see a return to the pre-Credit Crunch mortgage market.’ This sentence, or...

Housing for older people

‘The inquiry will examine whether the housing on offer for this group of people...

Nothing is really free in this market

As we reach the end of the year, it’s time to reflect on the...

Ensure you broaden your revenue base

There’s a huge amount of excitement in the broker community at present — and...

No let-up for mortgage prisoners?

The plight of so-called ‘mortgage prisoners’ has hit the headlines again due to comments...

Who will win the Budget battle?

As we count the days down to the Budget, it’s pretty obvious to see...

Why the limited company BTL market is different

I read recently that Stonebridge Group, a network with a sizeable number of AR...

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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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Newcastle for Intermediaries lifts interest-only LTV to 80%

Newcastle for Intermediaries has made substantial changes to its interest-only mortgage range, raising the...

RAW Capital Partners strengthens sales team with two promotions

RAW Capital Partners has promoted two members of its Guernsey-based sales team in recognition...

Conveyancing Association welcomes ntitle as latest affiliate member

The Conveyancing Association has announced that title investigation specialists ntitle have joined as its...

The Cumberland joins Paradigm panel with specialist holiday let mortgages

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added the Cumberland Building Society to its lender panel, opening...