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You wait for one trade show…

'Tis the season of the Expo! Who would have thought we’d be saying/singing that...

Flag waving for the regulator

Just how much does it take to persuade the broking community that secured loans...

There should be a distinction between mortgage and lifetime advice

The recent launch by provider, Hodge Lifetime, of its new ‘hybrid’ interest-only/lifetime mortgage product...

RICS has the wrong ‘idea’

It would seem that as soon as the housing and mortgage markets show any...

Non-traditional options for SMEs

If an SME is turned away from a high street lender, other options are...

How financial institutions are embracing change

The notion of a 'tipping point' became part of the public psyche after Malcolm...

Reasons to be cheerful (part ’13)

I’ve always been an optimistic type and the mortgage market is providing plenty of...

Good times for buy-to-let

The buy-to-let sector hardly needed any further stimulation, but received another shot in the...

Do your homework

When was the last time that you checked what your club offered? Are...

Don’t ignore the silver surfers

When you think of the average internet user – and the typical social media...

Financial incentives and the FCA

The TCF initiative has been with us for a number of years now. It...

Specialist lending & complex investment opportunities

As confidence increases in the commercial property market, our brokers are reporting a growing...

BTL fraud is everyone’s business

While landlords, lenders and brokers are no doubt enjoying the growth of the buy-to-let...

Solicitors remain uncertain about activity

Many outside the housing market are continually looking for signs of an improving market...
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COMMENT

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Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

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Virgin Money raises selected mortgage rates by up to 75bps

Virgin Money is increasing selected purchase, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer rates from Thursday...
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Property sector must embrace long-term reform to withstand global shocks, says OPDA

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a...
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Rent rises hold steady as UK house price growth slows

Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while...
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Movera reports rise in completions as expansion gathers pace

Home moving group Movera has reported a sharp increase in activity across its conveyancing...

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