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Lenders are from Mars, brokers are from Venus

We all knew lenders and brokers sat on different sides of the fence but...

The government is letting down Generation Rent

With much of the media focus on Government schemes like Help to Buy it...

Where will lenders go next?

For all the chatter and discussion about and around the mortgage market, this industry...

Reasons to be cheerful (even about the MMR)

The Christmas and New Year break already seems a long time ago and yet...

With client ownership comes responsibility

Back not so long ago I can remember reading countless articles and opinion pieces...

Will FLS demise hit small lenders?

As we start the New Year the lending arena is already slightly different again,...

What Osborne missed

Last month I looked at some of the possible housing and mortgage market-related measures...

CML move is a vote of confidence for buy-to-let

Sometimes it’s the littlest of things that can tell you how a market or...

How many ‘expos’ will there be in 2014?

With the dust now settled on what I will call ‘Expo season’ – although...

Few advisers maximise their GI market position

The very latest gross mortgage lending figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)...

Equity release bucks attitude to the older borrower

One major consequence of the credit crunch and the financial crisis which engulfed the...

Come in, the water’s lovely

The overseas mortgage market could provide a valuable new revenue stream, writes Clare Nessling, director...

‘Keep up your payments’ should be more than small print

“If your client has a heart attack make sure they lose their mortgage not...

Credit crunch positives and help from an unexpected quarter

I make no apology for revisiting this particular topic, because I believe it helps...

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We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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FORTO Finance launches with focus on expat mortgage market

FORTO Finance has launched in the UK mortgage and protection market following a pilot...

Just Mortgages appoints Gina McLaren as Midlands area director

Just Mortgages has expanded the management team within its self-employed division with the appointment...

Brokers value access to underwriters over slick technology

Mortgage brokers would rather have access to an underwriter than a sophisticated lender portal...

Imperial Chartered and Cornerstone golf day raises £11,000 for MNDA

Imperial Chartered and Cornerstone Finance Group have raised more than £11,000 for the Motor...

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