Opinions & blogs

When you want to sell up

‘It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish...’ goes the song however I...

How landlords might respond to tax relief changes

Now that some of the dust has settled from George Osborne’s Emergency Budget particularly...

Over land and sea

With July 2015 looking likely to be the wettest on record in the UK,...

A tax on all your houses

It is a sure sign that the property market is in rude health when,...

Time for remortgage clients to grasp the nettle

The Bank Base Rate (BBR) rollercoaster appears to have been steadily cranked up in...

On your bike… 

As I write, the world’s biggest annual sporting event is weaving its way through...

Budget implications for buy-to-let landlords

With the government’s plans posing new challenges for landlords, property investors may want to...

Budget consequences will run and run

If Chancellor George Osborne wanted to get the nation talking over the summer period...

Lenders still – and will always – wield the power

Reading about the major UK lenders and their apparent push for some of the...

Not making a claim can still cost your clients

I recently read a piece in one of the national personal finance pages that...

How to use a credit score in a positive manner

Post-MMR there has been little talk about flexibility from either a lender or borrower’s...

Networks can offer the best of both worlds

The network model, and the various variations of it, is constantly in the spotlight...

Why I’m nervous about property crowdfunding

In my line of work if you see a headline which reads, ‘Buy-to-let gone...

What’s really driving growth in the private rental sector?

The private rental sector (PRS) is growing at a remarkable pace. Overall the value...
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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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