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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...

Helping with the ‘what next?’

Anyone who has bought a house for the first time, or even on subsequent...

Void periods: important to all buy-to-let investors

The buy-to-let market is continuing to boom thanks to a number of factors contributing to...

Knowledge is a wonderful thing

No mortgage broker is ever going to know about every type of mortgage available...

Advisers have a post-MMR opportunity

The London FSE shows always bring up an interesting number of industry issues to...

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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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Skipton brings brokers and developers together to drive sustainable housing agenda

Skipton Building Society has brought together brokers, developers, and sustainability specialists at its head...

Foundation Home Loans expands residential range and cuts rates

Foundation Home Loans has announced a series of rate reductions and product enhancements across...

ColCap and Molo complete £300m buy-to-let securitisation

ColCap Financial and digital mortgage lender Molo have completed their second securitisation under the...

West Brom cuts mortgage rates to aid first-time buyers and remortgagers

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its core two-year and three-year mortgage...

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