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Digital Property Data is Coming

As mortgage advisers, it's essential to understand developments in the property landscape that could significantly impact your customers' home-buying journeys. National Trading Standards recently released comprehensive guidance for estate and letting agents, mandating the disclosure of detailed property information before the property is marketed. This initiative aims to ensure transparency and assist purchasers in making well-informed decisions.

Interest-only mortgages: approach with caution

Last month (February 24th) the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a working group involving 12 lenders and administrators to ‘probe’ the interest-only mortgage market. The aim is to confirm how many borrowers currently have interest-only (or part interest-only) home loans, and establish how many of them might have difficulty repaying their mortgage in full at the end of the term, and may therefore be in need of some kind of support.

How to help first-time buyers in a challenging market

When it comes to homeownership, the younger generation are justified in feeling let down and disenfranchised. Our housing system is crying out for meaningful reform. But there is no quick way to fix a nationwide housing crisis, and governments tend to look for short-term measures to paper over the cracks.

Due Diligence – what every adviser needs to know

The importance of accurate Consumer Due Diligence (or Know Your Client – KYC) and the whole range of anti-fraud activities has always been a priority in the mortgage industry, but given the ever more demanding regulatory oversight in our sector, having clear evidence of the steps we have taken to carry out Due Diligence is fundamental these days.