Opinions & blogs

Brokers can help FTBs with credit issues

The recent growth in the number of lenders offering high LTV mortgage products to...

What will the market in Q4 look like?

September begins and it is likely to be one of the more interesting months...

Brokers get the credit for picking the right remortgage partners

In an ideal world, there would not be any pressing time deadlines when it...

Climate change and the need to improve EPC ratings

The UK was the first country to set an ambitious target to bring all...

The current mortgage market remains robust

On the back of an exciting start to the new football season, it’s time...

Are strides being made in the green mortgage market?

Back in October 2018 we introduced the Barclays Green Home Mortgage. As the first...

Networks choosing AR firms, as much as vice versa

For appointed representative (AR) firms, choosing the right network is perhaps the most important...

A little change can make a big difference to your GI sales

If you already sell mortgages or provide advice on investments, you may feel confident that you...

Here’s to the next 20 years of equity release

More than £32.6 billion of property wealth was released via 557,000 plans over the...

De-mystifying offset mortgages: part 2

In the second article in his two-part series, Jonathan Stinton, head of intermediary relationships...

Retirement can be taxing

Many headlines concentrate on the gross return various investments yield. Yet when income is...

The future of the holiday lets market

The pandemic has had a lot of consequences, from accelerating our use of technology,...

Reports of death of city centre living are greatly exaggerated

Not so long ago, I was asked to provide comment on what I thought...

We need to focus on holistic advice

When you read a headline which says, ‘Six out of 10 homeowners aged over...
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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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