Opinions & blogs

Marketing 101: getting your referral strategy right

I once had a client say to me at a review meeting, “you must...

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,...
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COMMENT

Fixed rates

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

Building Societies

The Darlington trims mortgage rates by up to 20bps

Darlington Building Society has reduced selected rates across its residential, specialist residential, shared ownership,...
Technology

Brokers review sourcing technology as demand grows for connected systems

Mortgage brokers are increasingly reassessing their technology stacks, with sourcing systems emerging as the...
networks

Rosemount expands internship programme with two Cardiff Business School students

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has welcomed two new interns from Cardiff Business School as...
Building Societies

West Brom cuts shared ownership mortgage rates

West Brom Building Society has reduced selected shared ownership mortgage rates by up to...

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