Regulation

Paradigm calls for mandatory advice for first-time buyers

Paradigm Mortgage Services has called for mandatory regulated mortgage advice for all first-time buyers,...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself...

Mortgage firms identify fewer vulnerable customers than FCA benchmark

Mortgage firms using MorganAsh’s digital vulnerability management platform report lower levels of customer vulnerability...

Think tank calls for abolition of stamp duty and council tax

A major new report has called for stamp duty and council tax to be...

Housing recovery stalls as political uncertainty hits confidence

The UK housing market recovery expected at the start of 2026 has stalled as...

Q&A: David Jones, Click2Check

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at David Jones, director at digital compliance and onboarding...

Tenant support for Renters’ Rights Act grows

Awareness and support for the Renters’ Rights Act has risen sharply among tenants since...

Armalytix launches compliance bundles for property transactions

Armalytix has launched Complete Compliance Bundles, designed to reduce duplication and delays in property...

AI skills gap poses major challenge for financial services sector

The financial services sector will need to recruit and retrain around 450,000 highly skilled...

Trafford only northern hotspot in growing inheritance tax divide

Trafford is the only northern local authority emerging as a significant inheritance tax hotspot...

Open Property roadmap aims to cut delays and fall-throughs in homebuying

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has unveiled a new Open Property...

FCA and Bank of England tokenisation push could reshape mortgage funding

The FCA and Bank of England have set out a joint long-term vision for...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people...

Landlords buying from landlords as BTL purchases hit 10-year high

Landlord purchases have climbed to their highest level in a decade although the latest...
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COMMENT

Opinions & blogs

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Education

Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...
Social media

Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...
Mortgages

Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...
First-time buyers

Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...

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