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What’s in store for next year?

With Christmas and the New Year fast approaching, planning for 2015 must now be...

UK commercial property market is attracting global interest

UK commercial property's attractive yield profile and steady returns continue to attract a broad...

Reasons to be positive about 2015

Done your Christmas shopping yet? No, me neither! But the first hints from loved...

Equity release advisers: take note of FOS

Any adviser active in the equity release market would do well to spend some...

Unlock a world of opportunity

With the strong pound boosting buyers’ purchasing power, opportunities in the overseas mortgage market...

Client communications – where to start?

I had the pleasure of speaking to a number of advisers at an event...

A more positive end to the year is in sight

The main house price indices are published like clockwork every month and provide a...

Managing client expectations in a ‘price war’

The end of year ‘Price War’ appears to be in full effect and will...

Fleet Mortgages: we’re grasping a real market opportunity

Given that we are on the verge of launching a new lender, one that...

When does an HMO become a good investment opportunity?

The first sign that a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) is a good investment...

Permitted Development Rights – What lies ahead?

In 2010, the UK government outlined that the country’s property planning system should...

The repercussions of the MCD

I am being asked how the second charge market will respond to the...

Beware of ghosts haunting the housing market

It’s not Halloween yet, but ghosts are already out and about in the housing...

MMR forced HSBC’s arm

Many people will be having their two-penneth worth on the topic of HSBC finally...

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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...

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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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