Features

Questioning the government’s affordable home strategy

When it comes to the government’s view on how best to help first-time buyers,...

In defence of the FCA

At this time of year I’m hoping the seasonal spirit is flowing through you...

What’s in a name?

December is supposed to be a quieter month for new business and sales activity....

Stay busy in the run-up to Christmas

If you’re anything like me then, as we approach Christmas, you can’t be certain...

Remember: the BTL market isn’t dead

At the moment it feels very easy to talk about the interventionist measures in...

Preparing for a healthy New Year pipeline

At the moment, and quite understandably, everyone is focused on the Autumn Statement. Given...

Second charge (virtual) reality

With Christmas not too far away we’ve already started to see the number of...

2016 – seconds validity & tech/human partnership

2016 has been a particularly busy year for me. The launch of Fluent for...

Ensuring the circle is squared

When Philip Hammond thanked George Osborne in his first (and last) Autumn Statement address,...

Make the most of remortgaging opportunities

The latest gross lending figures from the CML for October reveal a market which...

Changing government attitudes to the PRS?

I’m sure, like me, you’ve sensed a slight shift in emphasis from the government...

Face-to-face communication in a digital age

Specialist advice is key because every case is different and is based on the...

Too many Expos?

I can’t be the only one to wonder at the mushrooming number of Expo...

The debate around deposit-raising

2016 has certainly been an intriguing and, to some extent, disturbing year to get...
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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...

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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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