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How’s the year been so far?

With the year nearly half over – if you don’t believe me check your...

Lock up or lose out

The AA recently revealed that a third of homeowners make no effort to either...

Secured lending underpins the specialist sector

Without intending to claim bragging rights but to illustrate the rise of the specialist...

How was it for you?

We are now over six weeks into the new MMR environment and my first...

There is a solution for the ‘cash poor’

For most of us home is where the heart is and it’s certainly the...

How bridging finance is supporting BTL growth

The buy to let sector continues to show significant growth, in direct correlation to...

Protecting a landlord’s investment

I was astounded to learn that the UK’s private rented housing stock is dominated...

The message is getting across

There’s nothing quite like getting out ‘into the field’ and meeting your customer base...

Education still key for equity release sector

For many years the equity release sector has had to fight a number of...

Better BTL products could be around the corner

We are clearly a long way from the middle of 2008 – a period...

How brokers can build a marketing campaign

I believe that marketing is best described as a vehicle with which to communicate...

Home ownership not going out of fashion

The notion of ‘Generation Rent’ seemed to be further enforced recently with the publication...

Onwards and upwards

After all the hype surrounding the arrival of MMR, the planet continues...

Is non-standard the new norm?

10 years ago, if you had applied to an insurer for household insurance with...

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FCA’s mortgage rule changes: it’s time to raise the advice bar, not drop it

The FCA’s move to relax some of the rules around mortgage switching and term changes might sound sensible on paper—cutting admin, giving borrowers quicker...

Tom Bill: Unintended consequences

Former Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced a brick tax in 1784 to pay for the American War of Independence. Manufacturers were charged by...

U.S. Market: lower rates are needed to help unlock the market

When Donald Trump was reelected and took office at the start of this year, we knew it was going to be interesting! The property market...

A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Latest news

Cost of setting up a home ‘falls below inflation’

The cost of establishing a new home has risen at a significantly slower pace...

Santander cuts mortgage rates across the board

Santander has reduced interest rates on a wide range of its residential mortgage products...

Accord lowers buy-to-let mortgage rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates across its buy-to-let product range, as part of a...

Investor secures £1.3m loan to expand assisted living portfolio

An experienced property investor has secured a £1.3m loan from Redwood Bank to support...