Opinions & blogs

Providing confidence in conveyancing

At a recent roundtable I hosted on the conveyancing market, what struck me most...

Lending into retirement: how the specialist market is taking the lead

As a nation we are working and living for longer and, as a result,...

Where to go to get EU insight?

In the lead up to Leave/Remain EU Referendum how many times will we hear...

Lessons learned from the Stamp Duty deadline

Now that we have a little bit of distance between us and last month’s...

Age is nothing but a number… or is it?

That’s what they say, and many people live by it and apply it to...

Why bridging will continue to excel in post-MCD world

Bridging finance has continued to develop and grow over the last few years and...

Why you should be on Twitter

On the day that I write this it’s the tenth anniversary of the launch of...

IPT – call it what it is, a tax on consumers

It came as no surprise to the insurance industry that the Chancellor George Osborne...

What was missing from the Budget

This article, as they say in the world of TV, is a two-parter. In...

20% annual rise in gross purchase advances

The Bank of England says the proportion of lending for house purchase in the...

Commercial finance, tax hikes and corporate structures

There has been much debate in the industry around whether or not setting up...

MCD – a new dawn for secured loan lenders

Equifinance has just funded our first fully MCD-compliant loan. To get to this point...

Using a bridge for an HMO investment

HMO developments can yield some fantastic returns upon investment and it is little surprise...

We’re fast approaching ‘squeaky bum time’

When it comes to housing transactions, each will have their own specific deadline when...
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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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