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Landlords are firmly in the political spotlight

The English language is ever-changing and to signify that we only have to look...

Amazing spaces

The impact of stricter lending criteria combined with people buying their first homes later...

What is reasonable care?

I recently read a consumer complaint in one of the national newspapers that highlighted...

The only game in town?

Anyone working within the equity release sector has always understood the strong underlying demand...

Sorting the conveyancing wheat from the chaff

When it comes to conveyancing there are certain fundamentals that will be craved by...

Helping a client out of a hole

Sometimes, a mortgage application that appears to be on-track for a quick and trouble-free...

Rate rise on the horizon

The news that Britain’s inflation rate turned positive in July has added further fuel...

Pension freedoms haven’t hit equity release

There were many commentators who suggested the new pension freedoms would sound the death...

When you want to sell up

‘It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish...’ goes the song however I...

How landlords might respond to tax relief changes

Now that some of the dust has settled from George Osborne’s Emergency Budget particularly...

Over land and sea

With July 2015 looking likely to be the wettest on record in the UK,...

A tax on all your houses

It is a sure sign that the property market is in rude health when,...

Time for remortgage clients to grasp the nettle

The Bank Base Rate (BBR) rollercoaster appears to have been steadily cranked up in...

Budget implications for buy-to-let landlords

With the government’s plans posing new challenges for landlords, property investors may want 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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