Features

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

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...

Latest news

FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...

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