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Choose your conveyancing partner wisely

While some may look upon the recent pronouncement by the British Chamber of Commerce...

Living in the material world…

You’d be forgiven for having missed it given how little coverage there has been,...

It makes sense to team up over advice

If you rewind back a few years to before the global financial crisis, financial...

What DAs want

TMA recently hosted a focus group with a group of directly authorised mortgage and...

Government proactivity is encouraging

Given the criticisms the government’s Help to Buy scheme has received since the Budget...

Are you treating yourself fairly?

For many advisers, the first few months of 2013 will have been as taxing...

Effective startup funding is key

Keeping up with the latest technological innovations is fundamental to business success and laws...

91% rise in Teachers’ new lending

The Teachers Building Society has published its annual results for 2012. New lending was...

Don’t let PPI scare you off selling insurance

Given the integral role that protection now plays in the average mortgage broker’s proposition...

Things to get tougher for the elderly

Much was made in the past of how equity release could be used to...

RDR has contracted the adviser market

There was much speculation in the lead-up to the implementation of the RDR about...

Brokers shouldn’t forget lessons from the downturn

In my last column I mentioned how 2013 seemed to have got off to...

UK banking behind on technology

The bank of the future holds many layers of mystery and unimaginable scope for...

Size isn’t always everything

If any further proof were needed that buy-to-let is the place to be at...
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COMMENT

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Aldermore sets out five-tier mortgage range for borrowers outside high street criteria

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