Scott Taylor-Barr
He has been placed in the 2019 through to the 2025 VouchedFor Top Rated Advisers lists, as well as serving on the Board of our trade body; the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI).
Scott is a member of the London Institute of Banking and Finance holding their Diploma in Mortgage Advice and Practice, as well as being signed up to their CeMAP Advanced Professional program. He has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector, within both lenders and brokerage firms.
Scott has delivered presentations to various affinity groups and business clubs on a wide range of subjects such as; residential and buy-to-let mortgage lending and the use of Trusts within life insurance. He has also had articles feature in various publications.
Media Coverage
FT Adviser
Social media advice: ‘A ring light and an opinion answers to nobody’
Advisers have rallied against “unqualified and unregulated” social media advice and called for greater regulation after research showed more than half of adults lost money by acting on financial advice...
Plymouth Live
‘Save thousands and shave years off’ mortgages with ‘small payment’
Brokers said it was 'underused'
Daily Mirror
Self-employed ‘caught out’ by little-known mortgage ‘difference’
Getting a mortgage when you work for yourself can seem difficult, but a broker said it didn’t have to be
Wales Online
‘Small payment’ can ‘save thousands and shave years off’ mortgages
Brokers said it was ‘underused’
Daily Express
Mortgage method could ‘shave years off’ with ‘small payments’
Honestly, every little helps with that mortgage
Daily Mirror
‘Many don’t know about mortgage type good for self-employed’
They were an innovation seen in the late 1990s before they fell out of fashion
Sunday Express
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Daily Express
‘Hugely underused’ mortgage type ‘ideal for people with savings’
Properly under the radar
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Cohabitation consultation to provide ‘improvement not parity’
Despite the cohabitation consultation finally launching after Labour’s promise of reform in the party’s manifesto, advisers still have questions over how the system will work.
FT Adviser
UK mortgage market could be in ‘turmoil’ for ‘quite some time’
There will be “turmoil” in the UK mortgage market “for quite some time” as the conflict in the Middle East continues to unfold, according to guests on this week’s FT Adviser podcast.
The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news
EXCLUSIVE: Working in Mortgages IWD panel highlights role of allyship in mortgage sector
The Working in Mortgages EDI Group hosted a discussion on the role of men as allies as part of its International Women’s Day event.
Liverpool Echo
Klarna and Clearpay shoppers to face new checks ahead of paying
Millions of people across the UK use Buy Now Pay Later firms, including Clearpay and Klarna to shop
Kent Live
Clearpay and Klarna shoppers to face new checks in shake-up
Millions of people have used Buy Now Pay Later lenders such as Clearpay and Klarna but now new rules are being brought in
OK!
Major change to affect every Klarna and Clearpay shopper
Up to 30 million people in the UK have used Buy Now Pay Later schemes including Klarna and Clearpay for everything from groceries to gifts
Cambridge Live
Klarna and Clearpay shoppers to face new checks ahead of paying
Millions of people across the UK use Buy Now Pay Later firms, including Clearpay and Klarna to shop
Hull Live
Clearpay and Klarna shoppers to face new checks in shake-up
Millions of people have used Buy Now Pay Later lenders such as Clearpay and Klarna but now new rules are being brought in
Daily Record
Important Klarna and Clearpay updates all users should not ignore
Millions of UK shoppers who use Klarna, Clearpay and other Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services are set to see major changes, as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introduces new rules to protect consumers
Daily Mirror
Major change to affect every Klarna and Clearpay shopper
Up to 30 million people in the UK have used Buy Now Pay Later schemes including Klarna and Clearpay for everything from groceries to gifts
Mortgage Soup
The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the regulator’s highly anticipated Pure...
FT Adviser
Mortgage rates ‘highly likely’ to dip below 3.51% in 2026
rates are “highly likely” to drop below the current market leading rate of 3.51 per cent in 2026 as the mortgage price war rages, according to brokers.
Express.co.uk
Mortgage price war ’100% official’ say brokers as banks ruch to slash rates
Brokers now expect even sharper deals to emerge “before the year is out”.
Mortgage Solutions
Perenna’s Reeves joins Barnsdale Financial Management as financial adviser
Mortgage and insurance advice firm Barnsdale Financial Management has hired Deborah Reeves as its financial adviser.
FT Adviser
iPipeline rolls out advanced underwriting to all advisers
has rolled out its advanced underwriting feature to all advisers to help them to work more efficiently and deliver better results.
Mortgage Professional
Formal qualifications ‘do not fully prepare’ brokers for the job
Broker education is out of date, warn industry insiders
Mortgage Professional
Formal qualifications ‘do not fully prepare’ brokers for the job
Broker education is out of date, warn industry insiders
IFA Magazine
iPipeline launches Advanced Underwriting to whole of market - IFA Magazine
iPipeline has rolled out its new Advanced Underwriting feature to all advisers via its SolutionBuilder® platform. This powerful upgrade means
Money Marketing
iPipeline expands Advanced Underwriting across market
iPipeline has extended its Advanced Underwriting feature to all advisers via its SolutionBuilder® platform, following a successful launch with The Openwork Partnership. The upgrade delivers faster protection...
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Ipipeline expands Advanced Underwriting tool to whole of market
Technology provider, iPipeline, has expanded its Advanced Underwriting tool to all advisers through its protection sourcing platform, SolutionBuilder.
IFA Magazine
iPipeline launches Advanced Underwriting to whole of market - IFA Magazine
iPipeline has rolled out its new Advanced Underwriting feature to all advisers via its SolutionBuilder® platform. This powerful upgrade means
Money Marketing
iPipeline expands Advanced Underwriting across market
iPipeline has extended its Advanced Underwriting feature to all advisers via its SolutionBuilder® platform, following a successful launch with The Openwork Partnership. The upgrade delivers faster protection...
Money Marketing
iPipeline expands Advanced Underwriting across market
iPipeline has extended its Advanced Underwriting feature to all advisers via its SolutionBuilder® platform, following a successful launch with The Openwork Partnership. The upgrade delivers faster protection...
Money Marketing
iPipeline launches Advanced Underwriting to improve quote accuracy
The system reviews the 20 most common medical disclosures, which typically account for the majority of underwriting loadings and changes after application. This allows advisers to understand early in the...
Money Marketing
iPipeline launches Advanced Underwriting to improve quote accuracy
The system reviews the 20 most common medical disclosures, which typically account for the majority of underwriting loadings and changes after application. This allows advisers to understand early in the...
IFA Magazine
iPipeline launches advanced underwriting alongside project partners, The Openwork Partnership - IFA Magazine
iPipeline®, a leading provider of comprehensive and integrated digital solutions for the life insurance, pensions, savings, and investment markets in the UK,
Corporate Adviser
IPipeline launches Advanced Underwriting on SolutionBuilder with The Openwork Partnership
IPipeline has added Advanced Underwriting to its protection sourcing system SolutionBuilder in a bid to provide advisers with more precise
Freelance Informer
Giving up on the dream: Is the UK mortgage market killing self-employment? - Freelance Informer
New research from Aldermore reveals the extent to which self-employed first-time buyers are struggling to get on the property ladder.
Mortgage Solutions
Lenders’ application processing times have reduced from 14 to 10 days
Mortgage application processing times have reduced by 30% in two years – from 14 days to 10 days – claims a report.
Birmingham Live
Nationwide makes change for any customer who owns a house in ‘huge win’
Nationwide said that from Tuesday, new borrowers could request a mortgage up to six times their income with a 5% deposit but it would only be available for those taking out a five or 10-year fixed-rate...
GB News
'Huge win for buyers' as Nationwide offers mortgages worth six times their income - but how will this affect the market?
Nationwide, the UK's largest building society, has announced a significant boost for first-time buyers.
Ideal Home
Best first-time buyer mortgages available right now – September 2024
Buying your first property is an exciting but expensive life event which is why it iscrucial that you get the best first-time buyer mortgage to suit your needs
FTAdviser
‘Networks are treating advisers like a revenue stream’
Modern networks are taking in members’ money but do not show enough care for the advisers, according to Ahmed Bawa, chief executive of Rosemount Financial Solutions.
FTAdviser
Boost in number of brokers looking to go self-employed
Flexibility, earnings and more control are seeing brokers choose the self-employed route via a network.
Moneyweek
Mortgage rates are dropping but you need to act fast to get the best deals
Mortgage shelf-life has almost halved as borrowers take advantage of cheaper home loans. We explain how to be mortgage-ready