Features

Is the housing market heading for a deep freeze?

As we approached 2023, fears of house price falls were plentiful - with some...

The market will grow in strength during 2023

It seems somewhat odd but we already over a sixth of the way through...

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,...

COMMENT

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...

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