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Is apathy a broker’s greatest threat to business development?

Diversification has been something of a buzzword for mortgage brokers in recent times as...

Solvency II could scupper equity release

Those of us that work in the equity release industry are fully aware of...

Beware conveyancers from the Dark Ages

While the UK property and mortgage markets could not be said to be ‘sizzling...

Sun, sea and sangria

Spain’s financial and economic woes may have left a huge glut of new and...

Be prepared for more spurious claims

With the number of payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling claims finally starting to decline...

Two trends behind buy-to-let boom

The saying goes that success begets success and the buy-to-let market certainly seems to...

Vital to capitalise on adviser interest in equity release

The equity release sector received a shot in the arm recently in the form...

‘Know your broker’ is changing the face of the DA market

The Know your Broker initiative is having a real effect on directly authorised advisers...

We all need peace of mind

I’ve often written about the state of the conveyancing market in the UK and...

Equity release in 2013

As an actuary, I’m trained to use evidence-based scientific methods to anticipate the range...

Keeping complaints to a minimum

The publication of the latest complaints data can be a nervous time for some...

Choose your conveyancing partner wisely

While some may look upon the recent pronouncement by the British Chamber of Commerce...

It makes sense to team up over advice

If you rewind back a few years to before the global financial crisis, financial...

What DAs want

TMA recently hosted a focus group with a group of directly authorised mortgage and...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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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