Guides

CeMAP, answered straight.

Everything we know about the exam, the costs and the career — written the way we coach: specific numbers, no padding. Every guide is checked against the 2026 Brightspace exam format, the one most of the internet hasn’t caught up with.

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Is CeMAP hard?

Harder than the ads admit, easier than the forums fear — and exactly how hard depends on where you’re starting from.

/is-cemap-hard · Updated July 2026
Coming soonHow long does CeMAP take?

35–60 focused hours for most people, inside an 18-month registration window. Nobody honest says “a weekend”.

/how-long-does-cemap-take · Updated July 2026
Coming soonHow to pass CeMAP first time

Know your readiness before you book, then study your gaps — not the chapters in order.

/how-to-pass-cemap · Updated July 2026
Coming soonWhat does CeMAP cost in 2026?

£690 to LIBF for the full bundle, £110 per resit — and the maths on why prep is cheaper than one resit.

/cemap-cost · Updated July 2026
The exam
Coming soonCeMAP exam format, 2026

Remote on Brightspace since September 2025 — units, question counts and timings as they are now, not as they were.

/cemap-exam-format-2026 · Updated July 2026
Coming soonThe CeMAP pass mark

Around 70% (68% on units 3–4), unit by unit — and what that number should change about your revision.

/cemap-pass-mark · Updated July 2026
Coming soonCeMAP mock exams

Timed and weighted like the real paper — and what a mock score actually predicts about exam day.

/cemap-mock-exam · Updated July 2026
Coming soonCeMAP practice questions

Why a hundred exam-grade questions beat a thousand easy ones — with a free sample to try.

/cemap-practice-questions · Updated July 2026
Coming soonFailed CeMAP? Resits, honestly

£110 a unit, the booking rules, and a two-week recovery plan that starts with why you failed.

/cemap-resit · Updated July 2026

Reading about the exam isn’t the same as being ready for it.

Eight real questions, two minutes, no account — your PassIQ™ score, your three biggest gaps, a plan.

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The syllabus, the career, the choice
Coming soonConsumer Duty, explained

The single weakest topic in our question data — a deep explainer with five sample questions.

/cemap-consumer-duty · Updated July 2026
Coming soonFRE1 vs FRE2 (and MRT1 vs MRT2)

The unit names since the spec change, untangled once so you never have to think about it again.

/fre1-vs-fre2 · Updated July 2026
Coming soonASEW: the synoptic unit

The least-documented part of CeMAP online, documented — what it tests and how it asks.

/asew-assc-guide · Updated July 2026
Coming soonCeMAP salary guide

What mortgage advisers actually earn, stage by stage — from first CAS day to self-employed.

/cemap-salary · Updated July 2026
CeMAP Coach vs uAcademy

An honest comparison — including the places they genuinely win.

/cemap-vs-uacademy · Updated July 2026