Opinions & blogs

Portfolio landlords don’t need to be taxing

For those doing their tax returns early in the year, I am sure you...

Make use of all the external resources in the market

We all pride ourselves on being experts in the mortgage market and the idea...

Why Help to Buy remains invaluable

The Help to Buy scheme continues to grab the headlines, mainly for the right...

Parallels with Brexit

As I write this, no-one knows what the outcome of Brexit will be. MPs are...

Change your thinking to open up new opportunities

If one door shuts, then another one opens. I was reminded of this piece...

Provide financial certainty in this period of uncertainty

Given that we’re only two months into 2019, I wouldn’t normally want to focus...

Overcoming the mortgage Catch-22s

A friend of mine is prone to occasionally trying his hand at stand-up comedy. One...

We need to ease the reliance upon the Bank of Mum and Dad

When you look at the first-time buyer market in the UK at present, you...

Most commercial finance providers are moving in the right direction

Businesses of all shapes and sizes have had to take a long hard look...

Will a deal get done?

Shall we talk Brexit? I can hear the groans across the land as you...

Choppy waters ahead?

2019 I hope has begun for you in busy fashion. Certainly, talking to our...

The problems from playing catch-up

Defining types of borrowers in the mortgage market can be a tricky job, especially...

The importance of getting the Pensions Dashboard right

The responses to the Pensions Dashboard consultation and some of the subsequent social media...

Fleet Mortgages: a clarification

2019 has begun in interesting fashion – perhaps more interesting for some than others...
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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...

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BuildLoan launches World Cup predictor for brokers

BuildLoan has launched a World Cup prediction competition for UK mortgage brokers, with cash...
PBSA

FRP arranges £4.1m refinance for York student accommodation scheme

FRP Real Estate Advisory has arranged a £4.1m commercial term facility to refinance a...
Commercial mortgages

Investor backs secondary retail prospects with Essex acquisition

An investor has highlighted the continuing appeal of well-located secondary retail assets after completing...
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The Mortgage Works signals buy-to-let rate reductions

The Mortgage Works is cutting rates by up to 0.22 percentage points across selected...

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