Financial Reporter Academy Stories

Anna Lewis, commercial director at Castle Trust Bank, explores how the Renters' Rights Act affects landlords and the opportunities and challenges the legislation creates for brokers...

Tom Steer, head of underwriting at LendInvest, explores why property investors are shifting their capital into the semi-commercial sector, what constitutes a semi-commercial property,...

Jamie Page, head of protection distribution at The Exeter, says by normalising protection conversations at remortgage, advisers can ensure their clients’ protection still aligns...

Shelley Stern, director of mortgages at Masthaven Finance, explores how secured lending can play a legitimate and sometimes transformative role for borrowers in debt arrangements, but...

Scott McLoughlin, head of intermediary sales and distribution at LV= General Insurance, explains why home insurance conversations matter, how to ensure that clients’ home...

Simon Chapman, group head of marketing at Vida Bank, explores why first-time buyers remain the most important cohort within the UK housing market, the key affordability challenges...

Darren Deacon, head of intermediary sales at Family Building Society, says that although first-time buyers now dominate the market, they face significant barriers, with brokers seeing...

Tom Steer, head of underwriting at LendInvest, provides mortgage brokers with the essential knowledge required to navigate the high-stakes transitions from traditional buy-to-let to a...

As higher rates, cost-of-living pressures, and a refinancing wave reshape borrower finances, adverse credit cases are becoming more common. Oliver Smith, strategic partnership manager...

Anna Lewis, commercial director at Castle Trust Bank, says advisers who understand Making Tax Digital rules will be better placed to support landlord clients, spot where extra...