Opinions & blogs

Direct lender access is fine but don’t forget to look at whole seconds market

All forward thinking practitioners and stakeholders in our sector are committed to seeing a...

Four years on, buy-to-let is still strong

Four years ago this month we embarked upon a new chapter, starting up Fleet...

The Christmas clock is ticking…

“So, here it is, Merry Christmas, everybody’s having fun...” Too early for you? My apologies,...

Not smooth sailing for FCA comparison tool development

When the FCA’s Mortgages Market Study Interim Report came out, there were a number...

Pity those stuck in a mortgage Twilight Zone

It’s a strange old world isn’t it? For instance, I often wonder what those...

Three average Joes

Let’s look at the retirement situation of three ‘average Joes’. Joe 1 is an average...

All advisers can benefit from specialist distributor expertise

There is an old saying that states that if you are multi-disciplined in your...

Provide an autumn boost to your business

This time of the year tends to feel like new beginnings – even if...

Find the technology that can work for you – today

It’s not difficult to get sucked into reading stories about what the future may...

Time for big ‘gesture politics’ to aid first-time buyers

The plight of first-time buyers is never far out of the news, and just...

Surveying the product transfer battleground

UK Finance’s publication of the first raft of product transfer data has certainly caused...

The value of experience

I’m always intrigued by the way other businesses are run – sometimes I look...

Housing wealth is now part of mainstream retirement planning

Just look at the latest equity release lending figures from the Equity Release Council....

Second charge lender access is good for sector…

I am all in favour of more second charge lenders opening up direct access...
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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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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...
News

The Mortgage Works signals buy-to-let rate reductions

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

Accord reduces residential and buy-to-let rates

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges. The intermediary-only lender said...

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