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COMMENT: Considering the direct approach

ARs should consider the DA route, argues Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage Alliance...

COMMENT: Twelfth night is no comedy of errors

Eddie Goldsmith , senior partner at Goldsmith Williams, has more bad news for consumers You...

COMMENT: Obstacles can be overcome

2009 wasn't all doom and gloom, says Guy Garrard, head of business development at...

COMMENT: what will this year bring?

Harpal Singh, managing director of Conveyancing Alliance Ltd, looks forward to 2010 Without doubt 2010...

ADVICE: selling protection and insurance

Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) sees plenty of opportunity in insurance...

COMMENT: MPPI needs detoxifying

MPPI needs detoxifying MPPI, argues Kevin Paterson, sales and marketing director, Assurant Intermediary Mortgage payment...

COMMENT: don’t ban legal referral fees

Eddie Goldsmith , senior partner, Goldsmith Williams is concerned by the Law Society's volte...

ADVICE: getting your GI marketing on target

Kevin Paterson, sales and marketing director at Assurant Intermediary, looks at the importance of...

COMMENT: Where now for non-conforming borrowers?

Guy Garrard, head of business development at Tiuta, is concerned that non-standard would-be borrowers...

ADVICE: getting your CV into shape

Chris Newbury, CEO of InterExec, gives brokers an explanation of the essence of how...

ADVICE: How to compete with the GI big boys

Kevin Paterson, sales and marketing director, Assurant Intermediary, suggests ways to play with the...

ADVICE: TCF & conveyancing

It's time to reconsider conveyancing choices in light of TCF, writes Steve Maine, managing...

ADVICE: There’s still money to be made in GI

Intermediaries can still compete in the general insurance space, argues Kevin Paterson, sales and...

ADVICE: Prepare for a better 12 months

Get ready for 2010, advises Justin Rees of LeadPoint. It might seem like a long...
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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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