Opinions & blogs

Provide certainty amidst Brexit chaos

While many minds might be concentrated on the UK’s political melodrama which is playing...

The politics of the first-time buyer

Who is the party of the first-time buyer?  Is it the Conservatives who, let’s be...

This is not a competition

With recent FLA figures showing that second charge business was up 31% in March,...

Clients mustn’t forget to insure items they have ‘tucked away’

Garden sheds and garages are a great way to get some extra storage, particularly...

Hidden costs

Recently I was asked to act as a pallbearer. Being very close to the...

Don’t forget the mutual specialist lenders

It’s frustrating when your client just slips out of mainstream lending criteria. They’re almost...

Broker feedback is always worthwhile

Understanding what the customer wants, and how this might evolve over time, should be...

Learn to embrace feedback

There are so many outlets for customers to express their views on a business’...

Don’t widen the protection gap

There’s always a considerable amount of talk in the adviser market about product diversification,...

The five-year fix

It wasn’t too long ago that five years was viewed as a length of...

Conveyancing needs a tech revamp

Conveyancing doesn’t have its own moniker to rank alongside 'FinTech', 'PropTech' or 'RegTech' but...

Streamlining buy-to-let insurance

Once the go-to choice for canny investors, the shine has come off the buy-to-let...

Technology can help advance the second charge sector

A personal belief is that a second charge loan is and probably always will...

We need to understand what all housing stakeholders want

With The Spice Girls about to embark on a nostalgia-fest tour round the country,...
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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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