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Government should support the PRS

Last year, when Britain announced its third Prime Minister within the space of a...

How will the Budget affect the PRS?

With the Bank of England meeting everyone’s expectation with its 50 basis points increase...

BBR – what happens next?

The start of February has kicked off with something of an interest rate bang...

How technology can help firms meet Consumer Duty rules

With the deadline for implementing the Consumer Duty standards fast approaching, the FCA recently...

Rise in borrowers in debt for the first time

As borrowers’ disposable incomes continue to dwindle, it will only be a matter of...

Advisers are taking the PT bull by the horns

To say that product transfers (PTs) are a big deal in the mortgage market...

The power of the building society

In the current economic environment, the role of brokers has never been more important....

Expert partners crucial for complex buy-to-let

One of the big growth areas in the rental market in recent years has...

How to continue hitting the caseload and confidence high notes

As we approach the latter part of a year, which in my best footballing...

There are some positives for the PRS

There has been a lot talked about, and written on, the buy-to-let market in...

Government should lead an EPC improvement strategy

With the COP27 Conference currently taking place in Egypt at the moment, it seems...

Markets calmed but mortgage pricing uncertainty remains

It appears that the calm and certainty the markets were crying out for has,...

Are we at an EPC crossroads?

As the government continues to be occupied by the fallout from the mini-Budget, the...

Make the most of that opportunity right now

For context, this piece was written on the afternoon of Friday 14th October. Given what...
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Artificial Intelligence

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

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