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Solicitors remain uncertain about activity

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

Huge potential still from protection

Although the protection market is enjoying something of a purple patch at present –...

Shifting attitudes towards inheritance?

The interest-only time bomb stories may have died down slightly from the wall-to-wall coverage...

Let’s not ‘innovate’ ourselves into another disaster

I’ve written before about the use of the word ‘innovation’ in the mortgage marketplace...

‘Know your broker’ is changing face of DA market

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

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...
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More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

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More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

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