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Understanding the self-employed

If you’re self-employed then you’ve probably looked at the political goings-on over the past...

Avoiding a mortgage catastrophe

We’re almost through the first quarter of the year which can seem like a...

A good start for buy-to-let in 2017

It makes no sense to tempt fate in this marketplace, and one swallow does...

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...

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...

Latest news

Landlords adapt portfolios as Renters’ Rights Act beds in

Landlords are adjusting their operating models to the Renters' Rights Act rather than retreating...

Chetwood Bank takes Tower 42 office as balance sheet reaches £7bn

Chetwood Bank has opened a new London office in Tower 42 as it expands...

Housing wealth could help close retirement income gap for 3.7m homeowners

Almost half of homeowner households aged 55 to 79 are expected to fall short...

Northern regions lead rise in Land Registry activity

Property transaction activity is strengthening more quickly in northern England and the Midlands than...

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