Opinions & blogs

When later life clients don’t want to keep it in the family

"You can choose your friends but you sho’ can’t choose your family, an’ they’re...

Advisers, I salute you

When the history of this period in the mortgage/housing market is written, I hope...

What will replace Help to Buy?

Given everything that has happened both politically and economically recently, it is easy to...

You get what you pay for with free legals on remortgage cases

As an industry, there is little question that mortgage brokers deliver excellent value for...

Rate rises and cutting down on the client payment shock

Thursday 22 September 2022 was something of a momentous day given the Bank of...

Don’t ignore brokers’ issues with lifetime mortgage service

Have we reached the point where equity release is firmly part of the financial...

The Scottish government’s rental freeze is a wrong move

This is an important time for the buy-to-let market and the wider private rental...

Housing will be part of any energy strategy

Few issues appear as pressing at this moment than the increase in the cost...

Climate extremes could start to influence buyers

If like me, you spent many a night during this summer’s heatwave in your...

How intergenerational mortgages could help FTBs

20 years ago it was fairly commonplace to buy your first home when you...

Will this ‘new’ government be any different?

This is an undoubtedly important moment in the future trajectory of the UK housing...

HMOs – the answer to an over-stretched rental market?

The UK private rental sector (PRS) is going from strength to strength, with demand...

Second charges – first choice for debt consolidation?

According to The Money Charity, as of June 2022 average credit card debt in...

Intergenerational lending will only become more prominent

Over the course of the last couple of decades, stagnant wages and rising house...
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COMMENT

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...
Cover

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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