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No substitute for ‘low tech’ knowledge

I am not alone in being a fan of the rise of technology. You...

Is the property market starting to overheat?

There has been a great deal of debate in recent months concerning the ongoing...

More a dull thud than a bounce

For a market which constantly appears to be striving for some sort of stability...

MMR: Good news for buy-to-let

Five years in the making, the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) has now come into...

How’s the year been so far?

With the year nearly half over – if you don’t believe me check your...

Lock up or lose out

The AA recently revealed that a third of homeowners make no effort to either...

Secured lending underpins the specialist sector

Without intending to claim bragging rights but to illustrate the rise of the specialist...

How was it for you?

We are now over six weeks into the new MMR environment and my first...

There is a solution for the ‘cash poor’

For most of us home is where the heart is and it’s certainly the...

How bridging finance is supporting BTL growth

The buy to let sector continues to show significant growth, in direct correlation to...

Protecting a landlord’s investment

I was astounded to learn that the UK’s private rented housing stock is dominated...

The message is getting across

There’s nothing quite like getting out ‘into the field’ and meeting your customer base...

Education still key for equity release sector

For many years the equity release sector has had to fight a number of...

Better BTL products could be around the corner

We are clearly a long way from the middle of 2008 – a period...

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What the agents say: 2026 housing market predictions

Next year should be a year of steady progress for the housing market. After a challenging 2025 where we saw little to no house...

Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market

When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...

Younger consumers are ready for protection. So why aren’t we reaching them?

For years, the protection market has assumed that younger adults are less engaged with financial risk planning. Yet the latest findings from Bruised Britain...

The buy-to-let market continues to defy expectations

Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in the buy-to-let market, where sentiment frequently diverges from what is...

Advisers are missing a clear chance to help clients with survey advice

For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some did not know enough about them. Some were unsure how...

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MPs launch inquiry into OBR’s first 15 years

The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry to reflect on the Office for Budget...

Atom backs investor’s move into commercial property with £3m warehouse loan

Atom bank has completed a £3 million commercial mortgage to support an established residential...

CHL Mortgages widens upper LTV range with new fixed-rate options

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has expanded its upper loan-to-value range with a series of...

Swansea Building Society expands West Wales leadership remit

Swansea Building Society has promoted Sioned Jones to area manager, West Wales, with effect...

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