Opinions & blogs

Alternative investment: angels and assets

Raising money really isn’t easy. Otherwise, I guess, we’d all be doing it! Funding the...

Why I support the Equity Release Council

A revamped and united trade body is set to deal with issues such as...

The evolution of the mortgage club

Phil Whitehouse, head of TMA, wonders if there is such a thing as 'more...

Cut the flab and offer more

Harpal Singh, managing director of Conveyancing Alliance Ltd As a small business owner who...

Promotions and the Olympics: marketing your way into trouble

Did someone mention the Olympics? Anyone seen (or sold!) an Olympic torch? Is your...

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...

COMMENT: don’t underestimate the FSA’s intent

You must sit up and take notice of the FSA's recent proposals, warns Bob...

COMMENT: the cost of suspending HIPs

Your clients will see increased costs from the suspension of HIPs, warns Harpal Singh,...

COMMENT: CGT won’t scare off landlords

Budget measures over Capital Gains Tax won't hit buy-to-let, says Guy Garrard, head of...

COMMENT: estate agents need regulating

Not all legislation is bad, argues Bob Young, managing director of Capital Home Loans The...

COMMENT: equity release fee models

There are many questions to ask about equity release advice, says Peter Welch, head...

COMMENT: take complaints seriously

It's important to take complaints seriously, argues Bob Young, managing director of Capital Home...

ADVICE: considering one’s options

Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage Alliance (TMA), offers some advice for those intermediaries...
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Comment

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

News

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
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FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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