Features

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...

Retirement is more than just pensions

Six months ago a friend of mine retired as a GP. At the time...

Conveyancing – the price isn’t always right

Click your way through any number of homes for sale on various property websites...

Why we’re not writing off the buy-to-let sector

To the outside observer, the buy-to-let sector might well look like it is on...
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COMMENT

Comment

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

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Regulation

FCA to join Bristol summit as later life lending sector weighs market study

The Financial Conduct Authority will join advisers, lenders and industry figures in Bristol next...
First-time buyers

Targeted deposit scheme could help one million first-time buyers onto housing ladder

A new government-backed deposit scheme could provide a route onto the housing ladder for...
Buy-to-let

Hodge raises holiday let lending limits with 80% LTV move

Hodge Bank has widened its holiday let criteria, increasing maximum loan-to-value to 80% and...
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Family BS expands fixed rate range across core lending lines

Family Building Society has launched a refreshed range of fixed rate products spanning owner-occupier...

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