Loans

Major anniversary for Paragon

Paragon Mortgages' parent company, The Paragon Group of Companies, is celebrating its 30th anniversary...

FSE London: £5bn opportunity from equity release

Equity release lending levels are likely to increase considerably over the course of this...

Acenden administers new portfolio

Acenden has boarded a new portfolio of second lien loans which was acquired by...

Positive Lending bolsters regional management team

Positive Lending has expanded its regional account manager team with the appointments of Phil Roberts and...

Clever Lending: we’re set for early MCD compliance 

Clever Lending has claimed it is "well on the way" to ensuring all of its staff,...

New Mortgage Extra Live events from Sesame

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is to hold a new round of mortgage seminars at...

TFC partners with Prestige Finance

TFC Homeloans has teamed up with Prestige Finance, enabling its broker partners to access the...

Landbay passes BoE criteria stress tests

Peer-to-peer buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has published the results of stress tests that were...

FSE London: more technological integration necessary

The intermediary community has been challenged to embrace a wider range of technological enhancements...

FSE London: business opportunity from holistic approach

The implementation of the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) and the introduction of FCA regulation...

FSE London: service disclosure will be key

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that putting an adviser’s service disclosure document...

Masthaven tweaks secured loan range and criteria

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has announced changes to its product range and lending policy following...

Fluent Money says intermediary strategy paying off

Second charge provider Fluent Money has reported a significant increase in intermediary enquiries since...

Money worries causing stress and depression

New research from the Fairbanking Foundation reveals that over the past five years, 45%...

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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