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COMMENT: seeking the high ground

High net worth clients are worth the effort in finding, writes Phil Whitehouse, head...

COMMENT: Don’t risk reputational damage

Could you handle an FSA fine, asks Bob Young, managing director of Capital Home...

COMMENT: Don’t ban non-income verified mortgages

There is still a place for self-certification in the mortgage market, argues Guy Garrard,...

COMMENT: Don’t be ignorant about issues throughout the chain

Brokers should consider joining online agents, says Harpal Singh, managing director of Conveyancing Alliance...

COMMENT: take another look at secured loans

The answer is right in front of your eyes, says Dave Pinnington, business development...

COMMENT: new lenders – fact or fiction?

Which rumoured new lending propositions will actually come to fruition, asks Guy Garrard, head...

COMMENT: plenty of reasons to be optimistic

Doom and gloom? It's not the way I see it, says Eddie Goldsmith, senior...

COMMENT: anger over FSA fee hikes justified

Brokers are rightly aggrieved by FSA fees, argues Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage...

COMMENT: FSA regulation will hinder buy-to-let revival

Bob Young, managing director of Capital Home Loans, doubts the FSA will resist regulating...

ADVICE: Working 9 to 5 (and beyond)

Dean Jones, head of paaleads.com, looks at changing working patterns Without wishing to come across...

ADVICE: working with dual pricing

Kevin Paterson, sales and marketing director at Assurant Intermediary, looks at different ways to...

COMMENT: will commercial inherit the mainstream market improvement?

Guy Garrard, head of business development at Tiuta, looks at the commercial mortgage market It's...

COMMENT: Protect yourself against the failure of others

It's vital to review regularly your business relationships, warns Harpal Singh, managing director of...

ADVICE: moving to a fee model

Kevin Paterson, sales and marketing director at Assurant Intermediary, looks at how intermediaries can...
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COMMENT

Artificial Intelligence

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...

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...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

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