Mortgage Strategy
Alan Cleary, Managing Director, Precise Mortgages FREELANCE
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Sharing solicitors is just like garlic bread
12 March 2012
Our launch of joint legal representation has caused a stir in the bridging market.
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Pushy claims firms must be eradicated
05 March 2012
I hear more companies may be coming to market, promising to get borrowers mortgage mis-selling compensation.
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Watch out for fraud on short-term loans
13 February 2012
As long as there are lenders there will be someone trying to defraud them so it is important that we remain vigilant and aware of the risks.
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Interest charges may cost your clients dear
6 February 2012
Something all brokers should watch out for is the way in which bridging lenders calculate interest charges.
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Don't be SAD, things aren't getting worse
16 January 2012
Have you noticed the days have started getting longer? Given some of the pessimism at the moment, I think quite a few people have succumbed to SAD, or seasonal affective disorder.
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Why buy-to-let sector will prove attractive
19 December 2011
Santander’s confirmation that it is to re-enter the buy-to-let market is good news for brokers and short-term lenders.
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Brokers have to grow market share in 2012
5 December 2011
Last week I was out and about attending our roadshows, driving up and down the country in a 1966 Routemaster bus.
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All we have to do now is charm consumers
14 November 2011
There are a number of reasons to be positive about the mortgage market at the moment, although you have to look hard to find them.
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Increasing activity gives hope for 2012
7 November 2011
There were quite a few positive stories in last week’s Mortgage Strategy and while I believe we are in for a tough 2012, there might be a twinkle of light at the end of the tunnel.
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Silence is deafening from brokers' allies
31 Oct 2011
I am sure readers must have seen HSBC’s statement recently about how 81% of the best mortgage deals have been done direct over the last year, but what the statement lacked was any balance so it was more akin to an advertisement.
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Technology makes brokers' lives easier
10 October 2011
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Ensure your client relations are strong
19 September 2011
The Financial Services Authority’s recent report on the mortgage market showed the number of deals originated by intermediaries has declined.
