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How significant will the Budget be now?

This article was initially written two days before the Prime Minister’s government reshuffle. It...

We need to look beyond Stamp Duty changes

There’s a Radiohead song called ‘2 + 2 = 5’ which, if I’m not...

Equity release growth stalled in 2019. Why?

Key has published its UK Equity Release Market Monitor for 2019. The headline from...

How will tech change the conveyancing process?

As we have kicked off a new decade, you might have noticed that –...

We need a regulatory level-playing field

Landlords have had their fair share of new rules and regulations to deal with...

Turn the next generation of portfolio landlords into long-term clients

This market isn’t often surprised, but I suspect there will have been a few...

Advisers: look at the whole 2020 landscape

The beginning of every new year has to start with a review of the...

Bubble & Squeak

One of the most popular items in our house over Christmas is ‘Bob’s Bubble...

Advisers are in the mortgage fraud firing line

In a process full of critical tasks, there is perhaps none more important –...

Hit the ground running in 2020

It’s fair to say that technology has helped to simplify many areas of the...

What reforms will actually make a difference?

With the number of conflicting messages propagated about the UK’s mortgage and housing markets,...

Don’t expect an uplift in 2020

If we were looking for a sign at how the political and economic uncertainty...

Risk probability

I am writing this a few days after I recently listened to the pollster,...

Getting the accessibility message out there

There is a lot of talk currently about the ‘pent-up demand’ within – or...

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What the agents say: 2026 housing market predictions

Next year should be a year of steady progress for the housing market. After a challenging 2025 where we saw little to no house...

Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market

When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...

Younger consumers are ready for protection. So why aren’t we reaching them?

For years, the protection market has assumed that younger adults are less engaged with financial risk planning. Yet the latest findings from Bruised Britain...

The buy-to-let market continues to defy expectations

Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in the buy-to-let market, where sentiment frequently diverges from what is...

Advisers are missing a clear chance to help clients with survey advice

For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some did not know enough about them. Some were unsure how...

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MPs launch inquiry into OBR’s first 15 years

The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry to reflect on the Office for Budget...

Atom backs investor’s move into commercial property with £3m warehouse loan

Atom bank has completed a £3 million commercial mortgage to support an established residential...

CHL Mortgages widens upper LTV range with new fixed-rate options

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has expanded its upper loan-to-value range with a series of...

Swansea Building Society expands West Wales leadership remit

Swansea Building Society has promoted Sioned Jones to area manager, West Wales, with effect...

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