George Osborne dealt a hammer blow to the buy-to-let sector in his Autumn Statement with the news that higher rates of Stamp Duty will be charged on additional residential properties...

What does the MCD bring that MMR did not? To the advisers already providing an all-round quality service then it may be relatively little. The change from a KFI to an ESIS and tweaks...

What is your New Year's Resolutions for 2016? Are you rolling out one of the old classics - to lose the Christmas pounds, eat healthier or join a gym? Or are you opting for something a...

Given we are haring towards the end of the year, it seems a good point to reflect on the last 12 months.

The shops have been playing Slade and Wizzard for the past six weeks, the television adverts advising consumers to join a savings club for next year's festivities have begun, and we're...

Since its inception in 2003, the Mortgage Trading Exchange has risen from humble beginnings to become one of the mortgage industry's most important tools. But how did electronic...

Like many I listened to last week's Autumn Statement with mouth agape, especially when the buy-to-let stamp duty fly in the ointment was announced. Having returned a Conservative...

Having held, and attended, plenty of industry events in my time, I can pretty much guarantee that the most-asked question between the adviser peer group is, 'Where do you get your...

As we approach the end of 2015 I think it's always nice to take a look back over the last 12 months and the defining moments of the year.

I have spoken many times about the need for mortgage brokers to embrace secured loans and accept them as a mainstream product.