First-time buyers

Large rise in gross mortgage lending

The end of the stamp duty 'holiday' is the likely reason behind March's increase...

37 now expected FTB age

Moneysupermarket.com now belives that the the average age UK adults expect to be able...

The myth of lead generation

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

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Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

The Treasury is casting more floaters than a sewage farm

The problem with having a thoroughly inexperienced Chancellor and a properly ‘woodenheaded’ Prime Minister, is that they are learning the job ‘on the hoof’...

HMOs: market realities, future prospects, and the broker opportunity

The HMO sector remains one of the most dynamic parts of the private rented market, with recent data showing it’s both a significant asset...

Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

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Clydesdale Bank unveils new large loan mortgage products

Clydesdale Bank is introducing a fresh set of large loan mortgage products while withdrawing...

Rayner stands down after stamp duty inquiry

Angela Rayner has resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary after Sir Laurie...

The Newcastle launches 98% mortgage to support first-time buyers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has unveiled a new mortgage product designed to help first-time buyers...

New Chetwood Bank hire to spearhead move into bridging

Chetwood Bank has appointed Richard Lawton as director of bridging as it prepares to...