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After the Olympics: RDR!

We are but days away from an event that has been seven years in...

All 99 and no flake

The news a couple of months ago of the resignation of Adrian Bloomfield from...

Digesting the Funding for Lending scheme

It may still be too early to fully digest what impact the Bank of...

Overseas property investment: where from exactly?

It is no secret that a sizeable part of the success of London’s prime...

Alternative finance: what’s in a security?

Done the right way, anything can be good security. What prevents it from happening...

Expect an Olympic slowdown

I was intrigued to see Boris Johnson’s recent comments with regards to the Olympics...

What’s funding your funder?

I have read with interest the recent articles by specialist lenders on their own...

RDR – it’s crunch time

The countdown to RDR is well and truly underway, warns David Hesketh, group M&A...

Buy-to-let: a golden opportunity for brokers

Buy-to-let expansion won’t be a flash in the pan, writes David Brown, commercial director...

Embrace the cloud

Cloud computing can be the perfect solution for many businesses, argues Paul Hunt, managing...

“Unregulated” attitude to buy-to-let sales is wearing thin

The recent announcement by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) that it expects bridging lenders...

Interest in Portugal hotting up

The gloom hanging over Portugal’s economy doesn’t seem to have deterred British buyers, who...

London property market & the Eurozone crisis

Eurozone break-up would be bad for the London property market, warns Hugh Wade-Jones, director...

The ASTL must drive the bridging industry forward

We need an active and dynamic trade association, writes Steven Nicholas, chief executive of...
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A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference. Funding is widely available and funders are willing to do...

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