Opinions & blogs

Minimising aborted transactions

Talk to most property professionals and the bane of their life will be transactions...

Closing the gender income protection gap

We already know not enough people in the UK protect their incomes, with the...

We need to act quickly and decisively

The first week of September was undoubtedly a pivotal one for the entire country...

Answering the questions to a successful retirement

Many lifestyle counsellors will try to encourage their followers to stop believing that life...

Advisers should grow their landlord client base

There will be those who seemingly flow with the wind when it comes to...

How will the UK recover?

Late last month I took part in an insightful Mortgage Market Alliance (MMA) podcast,...

Why the buy-to-let sector is on the front foot

Figures issues by the financial industry body UK Finance last week showed that buy-to-let...

Why specialist lending will become more important

Looking at the situation that many people currently find themselves in, you have to...

There are solutions for mortgage prisoners out there

A lot of positive change has occurred in the mortgage market over the last...

Who has the Chancellor actually helped? 

Many comments have been made about Chancellor, Rishi Sunak’s, Summer Statement last month –...

Securing an understanding of your client’s credit-worthiness

A lot of positive change has occurred in the mortgage market over the last...

Vulnerability extends to advisers

Given the type of borrowers equity release advisers deal with – namely older individuals...

Marketing 101: shaping your contact strategy

Having the right contact strategy is an integral part of your overall marketing strategy,...

Progress in conveyancing is really happening

‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.’ I’m not prone to quoting...
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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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