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UK banking behind on technology

The bank of the future holds many layers of mystery and unimaginable scope for...

Size isn’t always everything

If any further proof were needed that buy-to-let is the place to be at...

The flaws in the social care cap

Given some of the political reaction to the recently announced £75,000 social care cap,...

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,...

COMMENT

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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