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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...

Missed opportunity?

In 2012, when Alan was 60, a member of his family got themselves into...

Whys and wherefores

I am sure there have been plenty of heavy hints dropped by compliance departments...

Time to get ready for longer term tenancies?

Buoyed by rising house prices and the slow decline of social housing, the private...

End to free legals? Don’t hold your breath

There are some moments and decisions that, in years to come, you are able...

Touch base before the summer holiday

Summertime and earning a living ain’t easy. That’s the traditional view of the UK housing...

Conveyancing: improving technology is only part of the answer

A recent survey of mortgage applicants and home owners concluded that the major area...

Products or services?

In its Retirement Incomes Review, the FCA has found that consumers welcome the pension...
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Why the collapse of US auto finance lenders matters for UK mortgages

You might wonder why a car loans provider across the Atlantic has anything to do with UK mortgages – on the face of it,...

There’s no room for complacency, it’s time for collaboration

Last year the government announced a proposal to reform the home-buying system in a bid to speed up the property transaction process, cut costs...

Lenders that adapt to customer and broker needs will be the winners

For UK mortgage brokers, the choice of lender partner has never been more important. In a market shaped by fluctuating rates, evolving regulation and increasing...

First-time landlords and first-time buyers are still entering the market

Despite the upheaval, new entrants have not vanished. First-time landlords are still active and, according to Hamptons, millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) are...

36 more pay cheques before you’re made redundant

Imagine getting that email in your inbox first thing this morning! I tell you what: for the sake of another thought-provoking, rib-jabbing article, let's pretend...

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Russell Quirk becomes Property Investor Show shareholder

Russell Quirk is to become a shareholder in the Property Investor Show, strengthening his...
Mortgages

Mortgage market cools as remortgaging rebounds

UK mortgage activity steadied in December as house purchase approvals slipped but remortgaging gathered...
Appointments

Paradigm promotes Richard Howes to managing director role

Paradigm Mortgage Services has promoted Richard Howes to a newly created managing director position...
Buy-to-let

Fleet Mortgages adds 65% LTV products and cuts two-year pricing

Fleet mortgages has launched a new range of 65% loan-to-value mortgage products and cut...

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