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High-net worth market and overseas clients

Hugh Wade-Jones, director of Enness Private Clients As important as it is to observe trends...

Making sense of buy-to-let data

Bob Young, managing director of CHL Mortgages While the buy-to-let sector has certainly enjoyed...

Pavlovian aversion to reversion?

Peter Welch, head of sales and distribution of Bridgewater Equity Release Business psychology is...

Fighting obsolescence

Delaying new technology is self-defeating, argues Paul Hunt, managing director of Phoebus Software For...

Counting down to RDR

It’s not just the Olympic clock that is ticking, writes David Hesketh, group M&A...

It’s important to focus on the positives

There are far worse economies than ours, writes Steven Nicholas, chief executive of Tiuta ...

The future for DAs

What does the future hold for DAs, asks Phil Whitehouse, head of TMA In...

Could you survive without proc fees?

Are you prepared for any possible changes to the procuration fee model, asks Steven...

The myth of lead generation

There is a noticeable trend towards performance based marketing and lead generation sits at...

Government: equity release needs you

A new report is calling for more government support for equity release, explains Peter...

Make lead buying more effective

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Managing expectations from new entrants

Let's not get carried away in our expectations of new lenders, says Hugh Wade-Jones,...

Lead tips for 2012

Whether you are a lead generation veteran or newbie, the following tips should help...

What’s next for lead generation?

Justin Rees looks at the future for lead generation 2011 has been a big year...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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