Features

The importance of names and dismissing the myths

In the time since MCD, I have made dozens of presentations and been involved...

BUDGET PREVIEW: a wish list for an ageing society

This year will see two Budgets as we move to an Autumn Budget cycle –...

BUDGET PREVIEW: don’t expect stamp duty reform

I’m writing this prior to the weekend before the Budget but, up until this...

Money makes the world go round

That famous song performed by Liza Minnelli in the 1972 film Cabaret isn’t quite...

The changing face of lending into retirement

Lending into retirement has been a major bug bear for borrowers in recent years...

We must do the hard yards to spread the secured loan message

If I was using an aircraft for business travel, I would have earned a...

The bridging price war will continue

It has been, shall we say, an interesting start to the new year particularly...

Let’s focus on the White Paper positives

Say what you like about the contents of the Housing White Paper published earlier...

Keeping gripes to a minimum

Go through any given week and, by the end of those seven days, if...

It’s vital to evolve our business models

Anyone out there who delivers regular presentations or seminars will know that they can...

Dealing with uncertainty

I’m writing this on the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the next President...

Demand for seconds likely to be greater than ever

There’s always a sense of anticipation at the start of any new year, especially...

Do your specialist and mainstream knowledge match up?

So here we are in a new year. 2017 has arrived and, if your...

Mortgage advice isn’t immune to the technological revolution

Given the fact that 2016 was so unpredictable, it seems rather foolish to be...
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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...

Latest news

News

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...
Appointments

HLPartnership hires Toby Miles from Legal & General for recruitment role

HLPartnership has appointed Toby Miles as recruitment manager, joining the mortgage and protection network...
Technology

Mortgage Brain unveils major CRM Brain update shaped by broker feedback

Mortgage Brain has released its most extensive update to CRM Brain, introducing new functionality...
ESG

Consumers put greater trust in B Corp certified financial providers, says Cumberland

More than half of consumers say they would feel more confident in their bank...

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