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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...

Reasoned argument key for second charge growth

How do we get more brokers to ‘do’ secured loans? Well, the answer is...

Plenty of positives for networks

Given that this is being written on Friday the 13th you might think I’d...

Who will give advice to Janice?

Consider the situation for Janice who reaches her State pension age in a couple...

We need more 95% LTV products

For those reading this who are parents of school-age children, the prospect of seeing...

When retirement dreams are shattered by Alzheimer’s

Your client has counted down the years to retirement, paid off their mortgage and...

PRA & BTL: there will be no car crash

Looking at the recent trade press headlines about the buy-to-let market, in particular how...

Predicting the future isn’t part of the job spec

Crystal balls at the ready – I have some questions that I’d like specific...

The big mistakes property developers must avoid

Speak to any experienced property developer and they will tell you the same thing;...

Bridging can fill potential buy-to-let void

Uncertainty must feel like a normal part of the profession for those who are...

Life is just one long holiday

We are approaching the end of the holiday season. If you have had a...

120 months on…

Can it really be a decade since the start of the Credit Crunch? It...
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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...
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RAW Capital Partners strengthens sales team with two promotions

RAW Capital Partners has promoted two members of its Guernsey-based sales team in recognition...
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Conveyancing Association welcomes ntitle as latest affiliate member

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

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