Opinions & blogs

Dinosaurs: Think secured loan regulation won’t affect you?

So it won’t be long now until the world changes again for us brokers....

How many ‘expos’ will there be in 2014?

With the dust now settled on what I will call ‘Expo season’ – although...

Few advisers maximise their GI market position

The very latest gross mortgage lending figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)...

Ensure clients conduct a household MOT

The insurance sector is facing a hefty bill from storm St Jude that...

So many secured loans, so few brokers

These last few weeks I've been wondering why on earth there are so few...

Equity release bucks attitude to the older borrower

One major consequence of the credit crunch and the financial crisis which engulfed the...

Come in, the water’s lovely

The overseas mortgage market could provide a valuable new revenue stream, writes Clare Nessling, director...

Networks: don’t be surprised by your ARs

A few years ago, a member of our team approached me with an expression...

Are we becoming ageist?

There are more centenarians in England and Wales than ever before. The Office for...

‘Keep up your payments’ should be more than small print

“If your client has a heart attack make sure they lose their mortgage not...

Credit crunch positives and help from an unexpected quarter

I make no apology for revisiting this particular topic, because I believe it helps...

Immortalising a legend

In mid-2011, still in the thick soup of the crunch, we sold up and...

HTB2 not a universal panacea

It’s somewhat perplexing to see how quickly the mood in the mortgage market can...

Beware of conveyancing ‘dabblers’

We often write about the need for advisers and brokers to become fully involved...

COMMENT

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...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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