Opinions & blogs

Positive times ahead for buy-to-let

Perhaps understandably, given the level of scrutiny the buy-to-let market faces today, the latest...

A new age for second charge lending

The second charge market has recently been making headlines, with estimates revealing how the...

A cautionary tale for brokers

The whole notion of intermediary market share seems to be providing a big talking...

Is it payback time for banks?

I am sure I am not the only one who is horrified to see...

Don’t get your clients into a hole

It’s not often that a conveyancing-related story makes national news, however when I saw...

Why it’s worth going for awards

You will no doubt have seen the adverts beginning to appear from various trade...

Why more brokers should be benefitting from specialist lending

The specialist lending sector is catering to more and more brokers but the question...

Tackling the housing crisis

It would appear that the government is delivering on one of the pledges made...

Don’t ignore SME clients

There are some 5.2 million small businesses in the UK according to the Federation...

Helping with the ‘what next?’

Anyone who has bought a house for the first time, or even on subsequent...

Void periods: important to all buy-to-let investors

The buy-to-let market is continuing to boom thanks to a number of factors contributing to...

Knowledge is a wonderful thing

No mortgage broker is ever going to know about every type of mortgage available...

Advisers have a post-MMR opportunity

The London FSE shows always bring up an interesting number of industry issues to...

Landlords are firmly in the political spotlight

The English language is ever-changing and to signify that we only have to look...
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COMMENT

Comment

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

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CII says vulnerability management can help firms grow

The Chartered Insurance Institute has said firms can use stronger vulnerability management to expand...
News

Royal London wins approval to offer Targeted Support

Royal London has received regulatory approval to provide Targeted Support, becoming one of the...
Second Charge

Together expands second charge range into commercial sector

Together has launched a new suite of commercial and semi-commercial second charge products as...
Buy-to-let

HTB launches ‘Flow’ range with rates from 5.54%

Hampshire Trust Bank has introduced ‘Flow’ - a new buy-to-let tier with rates starting...

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