When it comes to retrofitting properties, the social housing sector is much further ahead than the wider housing market - both in carrying out upgrades and in securing funding for...

It is interesting to me that one of the candidates to be the next leader of the Conservative Party has put as one of his key policies, the scrapping of stamp duty if he is elected...

As UK Savings Week kicks off, it’s hard not to notice the glaring issue many people face – a lack of savings. With more than 11 million working-age people in Britain...

Looking at the mortgage industry right now, we have had a whirlwind of changes. These changes have put Sales and Marketing teams very much on the back foot, reactive, in terms of...

Malcom Webb, Technical Director at Legal & General Surveying Services takes time to evaluate Energy Performance Certificates

Melanie Spencer, sales and growth lead at Target Group says that outsourcing is the winning formula to help lenders scale at speed

Simon Jackson, Managing Director of SDL Surveying looks at the challenge facing the Government, landlords and the wider mortgage sector as the energy efficiency deadline is set for...

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, has somewhat quietly announced all rental properties must achieve an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of C...

Patrick Bamford at Qualis Credit Risk, part of AmTrust International looks at why private mortgage insurance can open up high LTV mortgages for more lenders

Patrick Bamford, Head of International Business Development at Qualis Credit Risk, part of AmTrust International, calls on the lending community to do more than their fair share to...