Sarah Davidson's Blog

Bridging crackdown begins

News that the Financial Services Authority has clamped down on bridging lenders that use diverse methods of charging interest to consumers’ cost will shake the short-term market. [More]

Sarah Davidson, Thursday, 09 August 2012 0 Comments

Interest-only is a personal investment

Are brokers paying for lenders’ losses?

Lenders are planning for a fall

Protection doesn’t serve customer wants

Great white hope or rental bubble for 2012?

Market share fight is a broker boon

Charles Haresnape's Blog

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Don’t rant about the market, rent

Charles Haresnape is managing director of Al... [More]

Charles Haresnape, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 0 Comments

Why lenders aren't supporting NewBuy

Buy-to-let in the year of the dragon

The real issue facing first-time buyers

Landlords Dilemma

Martin Reynolds's Blog

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Hold Fire on Dismissing FLS

Martin Reynolds is managing director of SimplyBiz ... [More]

Martin Reynolds, Monday, 11 March 2013 0 Comments

Ticking time bomb or damp squib?

The elephant is still in the room

Market realigning to 5-year bias

Reasons to be Positive

What a month May was!

Sell yourself not products

Tony Ward's Blog

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Negative interest rates – a cunning plan perhaps?

Tony Ward is managing director of Home Funding &n... [More]

Tony Ward, Thursday, 28 February 2013 1 Comments

Shifting economic sands

Same old, same old or confusion over house prices

Three cheers for Barclays!

You can’t have it both ways

Sifting through the data – a tale of mixed messages

Getting by with a little help

Nigel Payne's Blog

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Banks and PPI – an opportunity for brokers?

So the banks lost their case on PPI mis-selling and are now setting aside billions of pounds for potential claims. [More]

Nigel Payne, Thursday, 07 July 2011 0 Comments

Banks and PPI – an opportunity for brokers?

Payment protection demand rising

Do you know your suppliers?

How are your penetration rates?

Indemnity or non-indemnity?

Protect your rent

Phil Jeynes's Blog

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Decreasing term plans not sound protection planning

Picture the scene: your partner comes home from the doctor and tells you that he/she has been diagnosed with cancer. [More]

Phil Jeynes, Wednesday, 01 February 2012 0 Comments

RDR switch to charging fees is protection opportunity

Protection industry in need of some fluff

Whole of life cover a good alternative to term assurance

Protect your children's education

Protection need is there

Consolidation stunts innovation

Gemma Harle's Blog

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Buyer incentive schemes – a mass of confusion?

Gemma Harle is managing director o... [More]

Gemma Harle, Friday, 26 April 2013 0 Comments

Client relationships - don’t take them for granted

Are lenders’ audit departments included in TCF principles?

Stretching the bank of Mum and Dad

October isn't all horror stories

We owe it to ourselves to be cheerful

New minister same issues

Rob Lankey's Blog

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Trying to second guess the housing market and ultimately the economy is a mug's game. We can't all sit on our hands forever

Anybody who's bought a camera, TV or computer has inevitably asked themselves if they should buy now, or wait a few weeks until the latest model comes out and/or the price drops. [More]

Rob Lankey, Thursday, 05 May 2011 0 Comments

Gavin Diamond's Blog

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Fraud is something we should all be concerned about

Gavin Diamond is finance director of Cheval ... [More]

Gavin Diamond, Monday, 10 December 2012 0 Comments

Buyer beware of lenders underwriting to security

Bridging brokers and packagers

Clearing the fog from bridging

Bridgers don't face tough times ahead

Brokers missing a bridging trick

More understanding about bridging is needed

Peter Welch's Blog

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The equity release tide could finally be turning

For far too long we as a nation have failed to tap into the housing wealth we have amassed throughout our lives [More]

Peter Welch, Friday, 18 May 2012 0 Comments

It’s about time Cinderella went to the ball

The mood change amongst older homeowners

The Bank of Grandma and Granddad

Less haste more speed

House price optimism among ER brokers is worrying

Being a tough SOB

Bob Hunt's Blog

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Help to Buy plus prudence equals prosperity

Bob Hunt is chief executive of Paradigm Mortga... [More]

Bob Hunt, Friday, 05 April 2013 0 Comments

Investec Professional Mortgages has spotted a gap in the market

HS2? I’d rather see more houses built instead

The Great House Price Debate

2013 could well see the return of first time buyers

Funding for Lending is hotting up

Frank Eve's Blog

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Interest only mortgages? Don’t panic

Frank Eve is managing director of Frank Eve Co... [More]

Frank Eve, Friday, 17 May 2013 0 Comments

You’ve never had it so good

A new era for innovation

Events my dear boy, events

All regulated firms to take part in FSA’s readiness tracking

Nice try Mr Tucker but think again

We’re not out of the woods – yet

Chris Prior's Blog

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The equity release market is not looking for a hand out

Chris Prior is manager sales and distribut... [More]

Chris Prior, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 0 Comments

Providing for retirement

Equity Release needs more support from Westminster

The awkward questions around bank of Mum and Dad

Dwelling on our own mortality

Retired homeowners have a total property wealth of £756.3bn

Best-laid plans of mice and men

Gary Salter's Blog

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Lenders and brokers must work together

Gary Salter is Nationwide’s head of co... [More]

Gary Salter, Wednesday, 24 April 2013 3 Comments

Nationwide will do all it can to help with MMR

Nationwide is helping first time buyers

Brokers play a vital role in the success of the housing market

Barriers to buying a home

First-time sellers – the forgotten market

HML 's Blog

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Why are borrowers quick to convert to interest-only?

Kati Tyler is HML commercial director T... [More]

HML , Tuesday, 14 May 2013 0 Comments

Brokers can be confident about building societies

Christian Faes's Blog

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If it takes longer than two weeks, then it's not bridging finance

Christian Faes is managing director of Montello Br... [More]

Christian Faes, Monday, 08 April 2013 1 Comments

London's Safe Harbour for Offshore Investors

Pump up the volume

Duncan Kreeger's Blog

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Bridging the awareness gap

Duncan Kreeger is a director of West One Loans ... [More]

Duncan Kreeger, Friday, 17 May 2013 0 Comments

Brian Murphy's Blog

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A mixed reaction to FLS extension

Brian Murphy is head of lending at Mortgage Ad... [More]

Brian Murphy, Monday, 29 April 2013 0 Comments

Understanding Help to Buy

Is buy-to-let coming of age?

Things are certainly heating up

Looking back on 2012

Mortgage activity picking up in October

Lenders must look at higher LTVs

Bob Young's Blog

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FLS extension is good news for buy-to-let

Bob Young is managing director of CHL Mortgages ... [More]

Bob Young, Wednesday, 01 May 2013 0 Comments

The failure of HBOS lends a cautionary tale

There’s never a bad time to buy

Sleeping giants could return to the B2L market

Remove the rose-tinted spectacles and embrace change now

Let’s get to the heart of what borrowers want

Plenty to be positive about in buy-to-let

Geoff Hall's Blog

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Keeping control as you diversify

Geoff Hall is managing director at Berkeley Alexan... [More]

Geoff Hall, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 0 Comments

How to play the meerkat and win

Top tips to avoid mis-selling ASU

Inblognito's Blog

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The Movers , The Growth and the Best Strategic Deal of 2013

So all the shenanigans of Xmas and... [More]

Inblognito, Friday, 18 January 2013 0 Comments

Forget brand names, I want a gender strategy

Drab July for mortgage market

MAS Diamond’s Honisterly: all a waste of time

A month of musical chairs and Manchester Expo

Ambulance chasers building book of clients without cover

Time to stop bleating, time to be positive!

Hugh Wade-Jones's Blog

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LIBOR report is nothing but banker bashing

It’s a sad state of affairs when the promotion of the apparent incompetent over the dishonest is met with such public approval. [More]

Hugh Wade-Jones, Friday, 28 September 2012 0 Comments

Prime property performance isn't just for London

Prime London vs the world

The defiance of HNW borrowers to recession

HNW individuals to fall foul in the Budget

Britain is playing catch up at home

HNW needs more work in MMR

Stonehaven's Blog

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Equity release and the MMR

Equity release has come a long way in recent years with more innovative products designed to appeal to a wider audience. [More]

Stonehaven, Thursday, 18 April 2013 0 Comments

John Phillips's Blog

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Buy-to-Let is heating up

John Phillips is financial services direct... [More]

John Phillips, Monday, 13 May 2013 0 Comments

Advice has a role to play here and now

MIG and Interest Only would improve the housing market

Mark Jones's Blog

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Protection distribution must evolve

Mark Jones is head of protection at LV= The pro... [More]

Mark Jones, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 0 Comments

Kevin Paterson's Blog

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Pay day lending in the UK… more tales from the financial Wild West

Kevin Paterson is managing director of Source In... [More]

Kevin Paterson, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 0 Comments

Taming the new Wild West … UK lettings agents regulated

Living in a material world

New Year, New beginnings

Home insurance levels could be higher

A little lack of understanding

Flooding levy is golden opportunity for brokers

Peter Williams's Blog

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We may have to get used to ‘distorted’ year-on-year comparisons

Peter Williams is executive director of the Inte... [More]

Peter Williams, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 0 Comments

Consistent growth is yet to emerge

It's boding well for the future

Clear strategies in place for interest only

We'll have to wait and see for future growth

The CML figures present a mixed picture

IMLA Blog

Samantha Cordon's Blog

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Who is at the bottom of down valuations?

Sam Cordon is a reporter at Mortgage Introducer&... [More]

Samantha Cordon, Thursday, 14 March 2013 22 Comments

The problem with buy-to-let

Brokers just rip people off

Phil Rickards's Blog

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Phil Rickards blog

Phil Rickards is head of sales at BM Solutions&n... [More]

Phil Rickards, Friday, 17 May 2013 0 Comments

Rob Barnard's Blog

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A higher purpose to mortgage broking

what business are you intermediaries in? Are you actually in the business of broking finance or does your profession have a higher purpose? [More]

Rob Barnard, Friday, 13 January 2012 0 Comments

Lenders must walk the walk

David Gilman's Blog

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Let’s give FTBs a helping hand!

David Gilman is the partner in charge of Blacks ... [More]

David Gilman, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 0 Comments

Reasons to be cheerful... part 3

Shared Ownership: an opportunity for brokers

5 things you need to know about commercial conveyancing!

Demand more from your conveyancer!

Outlook for 2013:Conveyancing

Leaseholds need legal specialists

Danny Waters's Blog

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Are signs of market improvement just a gold rush?

Danny Waters is chief executive of Enterprise Fi... [More]

Danny Waters, Monday, 11 March 2013 1 Comments

2013 and beyond will be electrifying

Secured loans set to skyrocket

Big potential in commercial property

Tim Wheeldon's Blog

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Experience is everything

Tim Wheeldon is joint managing director of Fl... [More]

Tim Wheeldon, Monday, 25 March 2013 0 Comments

Debt regulations will shoot down cowboys

Renovation, Renovation, Renovation

Extension rules offer secured loan opportunity

Secured future is bright but let’s not get carried away

Time to get a grip

Sean Oldfield's Blog

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Do homeowners really see their homes as an investment?

Would homeowners sit tight as prices were falling and wait until they could recoup their outlay? [More]

Sean Oldfield, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 0 Comments

How shared equity reduces the risk to lenders and borrowers

Shared equity can reduce the risks of having a mortgage

Shared equity could help stabilise the UK economy

Time to relax planning regulations

Robyn Hall's Blog

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All regulated firms to take part in FSA’s readiness tracking

Frank Eve is managing director of Frank Eve Consul... [More]

Robyn Hall, Friday, 01 March 2013 0 Comments

Richard Cleminson's Blog

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Hope for commercial landlords with empty properties

If you have landlord clients they will almost certainly have spoken about the empty property rate relief that was scrapped in April 2008 heaping a huge financial burden on landlords and occupiers. [More]

Richard Cleminson, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 0 Comments

London's commercial market will have a good Autumn

The pitfalls and opportunities in leases