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21m people worse off than 12 months ago

41% of UK consumers - the equivalent of 21 million people - are worse...

“Slow but steady” improvement in personal financial resilience

LV='s latest Wealth and Wellbeing Research Programme has highlighted how the personal finances of...

West One Loans hires new region account manager

West One Loans has appointed a new regional account manager for the North East,...

Selina Finance doubles max loan size

Selina Finance has doubled the maximum loan size available for both its Homeowner Loan...

OMS unveils API integration with new second charge lender

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a full application programming interface (API) integration with...

Selina Finance makes improvements to criteria

Selina Finance has unveiled improvements to its criteria so it can accept applications from...

21Finance secures finance to avoid repossession

21Finance has come to the rescue of client whose commercial and residential property was...

West One Loans adds new 65% LTV tier

West One Loans has unveiled a new 65% LTV tier with lower rates. The...

Pepper Money appoints second charge BDM

Pepper Money has bolstered its second charge sales team with the appointment of Nicola...

Pepper Money improves second charge criteria

Pepper Money has introduced enhanced lending criteria for self-employed second charge mortgage customers. The...

Interbridge Mortgages launches second charge mortgage offering

Interbridge Mortgages has announced its entry into the UK second charge lending sector. The firm...

Paying off debt with a second charge mortgage

The rate of UK inflation fell to its lowest level in two and a...

West One Loans reveals major expansion plans

Specialist lender West One Loans is setting out on a major recruitment drive as...

Equifinance completes its first public securitisation

Second charge lender Equifinance has completed its debut public securitisation, East One 2024 Plc. ...

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

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...

ONP Solicitors moves Cardiff office as headcount doubles

ONP Solicitors has moved its Cardiff office to larger premises in the city centre...

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