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Best six months for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance has reported its best six months to date, seeing it break...

FCA chief executive quits

Martin Wheatley is to stand down as chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority...

Everline extends loan term limit

Business lender Everline has extended its loan term limit to offer small businesses access...

Blemain Group develops broker portal

Blemain Group has further developed its broker portal, My Broker Venue. The automated...

Advisers reticent about peer-to-peer

Only 8% of financial advisers would invest, or already have invested, their own money...

FSE London registration open

Registration is open for Front Events' third London Financial Services Expo. The two-day show, to be...

University unaffordable, parents say

With school leavers currently confirming their university places, many UK parents are now reviewing...

Access 4 Finance completes secured loan with no processing costs

Changes to lenders' criteria have allowed Access 4 Finance to complete a secured loan...

Slight fall in secured lending

The latest Enterprise Finance Secured Loan Index has revealed that May saw a fall...

Precise restructures sales team

Precise Mortgages has restructured its sales team in advance of the implementation of the Mortgage...

Connect Mortgage Club adopts Twenty7Tec sourcing platform

Connect Mortgage Club has selected the Twenty7Tec's combined mortgage, secured loan and bridging sourcing system as...

Paratus AMC appoints non-executive chairman

Paratus AMC has announced the appointment of John van Kuffeler as non-executive chairman. Van Kuffeler was...

Metro Bank appoints large loan specialist

Metro Bank has appointed Jo Hollins as senior relationship manager for large loans. The new...

FCA outlines enforcement investigation procedures

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated the criteria and outlined the process it...

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...

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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,...

Tenant views of landlords more positive than wider perceptions, YBS research finds

Private renters are significantly more positive about landlords than wider public debate might suggest,...

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