Features

Remain positive about buy-to-let

I think it’s fair to say that no-one working within the buy-to-let market anticipated...

A big year for bridging

More so than other years, I’m really looking forward to putting my feet up...

Creating clarity from a client’s complex financial situation

Releasing equity from an unencumbered property isn’t usually a problem, but when the amount...

Putting the MCD framework into practice in secured loans

At a recent major industry meeting the topic of second charge secured loan regulation...

Covering for Black Friday

As Black Friday arrives, Lee Mooney, commercial director at Paymentshield, discusses the value of additional...

Tackling fraud in the conveyancing process

Reading recently about the conveyancer who was jailed for swindling his clients and the...

Positive times ahead for buy-to-let

Perhaps understandably, given the level of scrutiny the buy-to-let market faces today, the latest...

A new age for second charge lending

The second charge market has recently been making headlines, with estimates revealing how the...

A cautionary tale for brokers

The whole notion of intermediary market share seems to be providing a big talking...

Is it payback time for banks?

I am sure I am not the only one who is horrified to see...

Don’t get your clients into a hole

It’s not often that a conveyancing-related story makes national news, however when I saw...

Why it’s worth going for awards

You will no doubt have seen the adverts beginning to appear from various trade...

Why more brokers should be benefitting from specialist lending

The specialist lending sector is catering to more and more brokers but the question...

Tackling the housing crisis

It would appear that the government is delivering on one of the pledges made...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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