Opinions & blogs

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...

COMMENT: intermediary market continues to rebuild

We're all moving in the right direction, claims Guy Garrard, head of business development...

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...
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Analysis

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

News

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...
banks

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...
First-time buyers

NHS workers priced out as affordability gap widens

Many NHS workers are being priced out of homeownership with average first-time buyer properties...
Appointments

Metro Bank strengthens specialist mortgage team

Metro Bank has expanded its specialist mortgage team with a series of appointments and...

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