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Explore the options for your self-employed clients

The UK workforce is an ever-evolving beast. Changes in employment status, the opening up...

Technology can help alleviate conveyancers’ stress

On 8 July 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that a temporary Stamp Duty Land...

Retaining expert knowledge

Lenders have sometimes resisted automated decisioning for fear of losing the internal credit scoring...

“If you build it, they will come”

I’ll freely admit that it’s not particularly cutting-edge or surfing the zeitgeist wave, to...

Use technology to simplify the application process

We've been operating in a tech-driven world for many years now but the pandemic...

Spring is here

Spring is usually a time for renewal and optimism. Spring this year will hopefully...

Four tips to nail those protection conversations

Making protection meaningful to clients can be a challenge, especially when it comes to...

Wills offer chance for brokers to build stronger client relationships

Nobody wants to be the bearer of bad news. Brokers know all too well...

A change of status need not be in one direction

Clearly, when it comes to important decisions for mortgage and protection advice practices, one...

When it comes to debt, income protection can make all the difference

This week marks Debt Awareness Week, an initiative run by debt charity StepChange to...

Q&A: Take your pick

BestAdvice talks to Ian Smart, product architect at Royal London, about how protection perceptions...

High net worth demand for specialist mortgages on the rise

The recent budget certainly put the economy, businesses and personal finances firmly in the...

Volume conveyancers have proved their worth

Over the years it’s been a notable trend in the conveyancing sector that the...

IHT planning for a better future

In his Budget earlier this month the Chancellor announced that the inheritance tax (IHT)...
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Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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