Opinions & blogs

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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COMMENT

Analysis

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

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Foundation raises maximum residential lending age to 80

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum residential lending age from 75 to 80...
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First-time buyers wait six years to buy as lifestyle priorities reshape purchasing decisions

First-time buyers are spending an average of six years saving for a deposit as...
Building Societies

Tipton cuts buy-to-let rates and brings back high income multiple mortgages

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reduced rates across parts of its buy-to-let range...
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Leeds BS cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 0.32%

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates across its mainstream residential mortgage range by up...

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