Exclusives
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The “Which Pot?” problem: why the home is back on the agenda for advisers in 2026
Written by Phillip Wickenden, CEO of Ad Lucem “I only wanted £40,000 for the kids’ deposit… why has the tax bill felt…
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First-time buyers: turning improving affordability into confident action
Written by Toni Smith, Director, Sesame The future is looking bright for first-time buyers. At least according to recent reports from some of…
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From mortgage to move-in: supporting first-time buyers at every step
Written by Mark Tosetti, CEO at CAL and Director of Partnerships at Movera In any property transaction, a broker’s role doesn’t start…
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2026 Tax-Efficient Investment Insights
Welcome to our 2026 edition of Tax-Efficient Investment Insights – a refreshed and reimagined publication that we have developed with advisers firmly in…
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The FTB Paradox: why stability doesn’t equal simplicity in 2026
For the fourth day of our First-Time Buyer-focused week, Adam Davitt, Senior Sales Manager at online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages, speaks to the biggest…
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Navigating the changing first-time buyer market with Moneyfacts
Written by Rachel Springall, Finance Expert at Moneyfactscompare.co.uk Mortgage affordability has been a hurdle for first-time buyers. The good news is that mortgage…
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Why digital transformation and open data matter for first-time buyers
Written by Maria Harris, Chair of the Open Property Data Association For many first-time buyers, the prospect of entering the housing market feels…
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Red flags, green shoots, and a year of quiet tensions: Omni Invest’s Fabian Wiesner offers a pragmatic investment outlook
As 2026 unfolds, familiar investment risks are resurfacing, but with sharper edges. Interest rate expectations, AI’s evolving influence, and increasingly transactional geopolitics…
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Over 1.35 million high-LTV mortgage searches in 2025 underscore continuing affordability pressures for first-time buyers
The first-time buyer market is often discussed in binary terms, either resilient or struggling. The reality, reflected clearly in the latest Twenty7tec…
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Employment Rights Act: legal expert highlights what the new reforms and £1bn cost really mean for employers
Employers, including owner-managers of advice firms, face rising costs and operational challenges under the Government’s latest employment reforms. In this analysis for…
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