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Don’t be daunted by the MMR

The Mortgage Market Review (MMR) may not come into force until April 2014, but...

Software defined networking: the future?

The four giants of the internet age - Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon -...

Growth in amateur landlords anticipated

The year has kicked off with many anticipating great things from the buy-to-let market,...

Understanding reasons to be cheerful

I’m not sure if it’s just the fact that a New Year has begun...

Expect IFA acquisitions to continue

Anyone anticipating a sedate start to the year may already be surprised by the...

Keep alert to limited edition offerings

Those advisory firms whose core business is mortgages will be viewing the next 12...

Turkey on the crest of a wave

Growing tourism, a stable economy, and a healthy appetite for lending – Turkey’s ticking...

Keep long-term care in the spotlight

No sooner had I expressed my concerns in my last monthly column that long-term...

The tech revolution on the high street

From buying coffee to internet banking, online activity has a major role to play...

DAs could switch to AR status in 2013

Much of the media in December is dominated by reviews of the year and...

The importance of local

The demise of the British high street has been well documented in recent years,...

We can’t ignore the social care crisis

After all the column inches the Dilnot Commission’s White Paper garnered back in the...

Crosby: Lest we forget

Given how deeply the global financial crisis impacted – and continues to impact –...

Innovation in shared equity

Shared equity is starting to play a really useful part of getting people on...
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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...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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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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NatWest begins digital mortgage completions with PEXA rollout

NatWest is now actively transacting on PEXA’s digital property platform, marking a key step...

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