Loans

Suros Capital sees growth in art as loan security

Luxury asset-backed short-term lender, Suros Capital, has reported a rise in loans secured against...

Norton Broker Services adds Interbridge Mortgages to seconds panel

Norton Broker Services, the specialist finance packager and master broker, has expanded its second...

Flying the second charge flag

The rise of the second charge mortgage market has been very well documented over...

Pepper Money ups second charge max age for earned income

Pepper Money has increased the maximum age it will accept earned income to and...

Flying the second charge flag

The rise of the second charge mortgage market has been very well documented over...

Selina Finance adopts Phoebus’ servicing platform

Phoebus has agreed a five-year mortgage servicing contract with Selina Finance. The second charge lender...

Step One Finance streamlines second charge application process

Step One Finance has announced improvements designed to streamline the second charge application process...

Optalitix partners with Spring Finance

Optalitix, a specialist insurance and finance software provider, has announced that it has been...

Pepper Money improves variable income criteria for second charges

Pepper Money has opened up its affordability criteria for second charge mortgage customers and...

West One Loans improves residential and second charge product ranges

West One Loans has made key changes to its residential and second charge product...

Pepper Money’s second charge journey goes paperless

Pepper Money has introduced a paperless application journey for second charge mortgages. The changes are...

Norton Home Loans unveils new Optimal deals and cuts rates

Norton Home Loans has introduced two new Optimal plans on its first and second...

Aria Finance reports record month in June

Specialist finance broker Aria Finance achieved a record month of completions in June. The firm...

Step One Finance improves second charge LTVs

Step One Finance has made positive changes to its second charge loans proposition. The maximum...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

Landlords tighten tenant checks ahead of renters’ rights overhaul

Landlords are preparing to tighten tenant selection processes as the Renters’ Rights Act approaches,...

Afin Bank adds underwriter to specialist lending team

Afin Bank has appointed Lisa Taylor as an underwriter as the specialist lender continues...

First-time buyers face greatest risk as mortgage turmoil grips market

First-time buyers are the most exposed group in the housing market as mortgage withdrawals...

One month before rental reforms, landlords and tenants face a new legal landscape

Landlords and tenants in England are being urged to prepare for the first phase...

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