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Each month as part of our Marketwatch series, we ask top mortgage and property commentators to give their unique perspective into a key news headline, market move or regulatory or political issue to spark discussion and get our readers thinking.

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AI is handy for mortgage curiosity but leaves advisers correcting oversimplified information – Marketwatch

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Marketwatch: Lenders are doubling down on broker support in face of advice trigger removal

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High LTIs help but many people do not want to borrow that much – Marketwatch

We hope for more collaboration between govt, regulators and financial services – Marketwatch

Lenders are making the right changes with criteria but there’s still a way to go – Marketwatch

Immediate expenses and paying off interest-only mortgages are contributing to later life lending revival – Marketwatch

‘Panic and uncertainty’ among borrowers as direction of mortgage rates remains unclear – Marketwatch

Big Autumn Budget Debate – what the Budget means for brokers and the economy

Aldermore Insights with Jon Cooper: Edition 4 – Budget 2025: Landlords feel the heat, brokers to steer the market

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There is room for more mobile-friendly platforms for mortgage advisers – Marketwatch

September 25, 2024

The H2 mortgage market boom comes with many caveats – Marketwatch

August 28, 2024

The ‘most daring’ borrowers are going for tracker mortgages – Marketwatch

Landlords are selling up, diversifying and seeking new kinds of finance – Marketwatch

Longer term fixed mortgage deals will affect repeat business, so brokers have to adapt – Marketwatch

September 8, 2021

One in 12 first-time buyer searches for £1m+ properties – Twenty7Tec

One in 12 first-time-buyer searches are now for properties worth over £1m, according to data.

Degrees don’t matter anymore in the hunt for young talent – Marketwatch

Mental health: ‘Promote the culture that it’s okay not to be okay’ – Marketwatch

Big Autumn Budget Debate – what the Budget means for brokers and the economy

Aldermore Insights with Jon Cooper: Edition 4 – Budget 2025: Landlords feel the heat, brokers to steer the market

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Inability to meet EPC deadlines could hit landlord property disposals – Marketwatch

Fast-moving house sales put immense time pressure on brokers – Marketwatch

Deposit loans, no fees, and 100 per cent LTVs; the perfect mortgage can’t exist – Marketwatch

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Big Autumn Budget Debate – what the Budget means for brokers and the economy

Aldermore Insights with Jon Cooper: Edition 4 – Budget 2025: Landlords feel the heat, brokers to steer the market

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