Why are there New-Build sector redundancies and how could this impact Mortgage Advisors?

A recession looms ominously over the British economy. With inflation stubbornly parked at 11.1% many households in the UK are struggling with lessening disposable income. Businesses alike are going to have to make restrictions to stay alive, and sadly redundancies and job losses are, to some degree, inevitable in this climate.  A crescendo of political …

How the recession will impact your career as a Mortgage Advisor

The UK’s GDP has been falling gradually since the end of summer this year according to the Office of National Statistics. The country’s economy is below what it was before Coronavirus, and the average Brit is now faced with a cost of living crisis due to the rising inflation rates. Whilst, all other G7 countries …

5 key themes in the financial services market in 2021

Last year the financial services industry learned how to adapt to new ways of working and new technology-based ways of engagement with clients.  There are still areas of unpredictability as we start 2021 with increasing coronavirus cases, however with a mass vaccination program now in place, ongoing Government Covid support packages, if applicable and Brexit …

3 things Financial Services clients want in todays market

The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has completely reshaped how the world works, impacting day to day people and also entire industries. An inevitable indirect effect of the pandemic is a change in the needs and wants of customers of any product or service. This is no different in financial services. As a result of coronavirus, …

Impact of Coronavirus on Financial Services

Anxiety In 2020, worry and anxiety became familiar feelings. Especially when it came to the coronavirus pandemic. In a study conducted by the University of Sheffield on the 24th March; the day after the lockdown restrictions were imposed. 36 per cent of respondents reported significant anxiety. Furthermore, in a research study undertaken by AKG in April, 76% …