Loans

uSwitch: payday loan redress not enough

Comparison site uSwitch has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) announcement that payday...

Together reduces secured loan rates

Together has cuts its rates on secured loan products by up to one percentage point. The new...

Payday lender to refund £1.7m in customer redress

CashEuroNet UK, trading as Quick Quid and Pounds to Pocket, has agreed with the...

Together makes capital appointment

Specialist lender Together has appointed a new divisional sales manager for London. Tanya Elmaz has...

V Loans expands lender panel

Secured loan broker V Loans has expanded its lender panel with the appointment of...

66% of young adults don’t know what APR means

There is a distinct lack of understanding about borrowing among young adults in the...

Skipton to hold MCD broker seminars

Skipton Intermediaries will be hosting a range of special breakfast seminars across the country...

Record results for Crystal

Crystal Specialist Finance has passed the total figure for issued terms in 2014, and...

Brightstar receives Investors in People bronze award

Brightstar has achieved an Investors in People bronze level accreditation following its first assessment.  Just...

Together helps experienced BTL investor

Together has supplied a £1.25 million funding facility to a buy-to-let investor let down by...

FCA to consult on payday loan comparison website standards

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its response to the Competition and Market...

Masthaven Secured Loans makes changes to range

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has revamped its range of secured loans, first charge residential...

Go Commercial Finance gets FCA permissions

Go Commercial Finance has been granted full consumer credit permissions by the Financial Conduct Authority...

Payday lender to refund over £15m to customers

Dollar Financial UK, which trades as The Money Shop, Payday UK, Payday Express and...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...

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