Loans

LendInvest secures European rating

LendInvest has received the first European rating from a regulated credit rating agency for...

TFC partners with The Right Mortgage

TFC Homeloans has joined forces with new mortgage network The Right Mortgage to allow its appointed...

Blemain hires regional development director

Blemain Group has appointed Mark Rookyard as a new regional development director. Rookyard (pictured)...

Y3S releases miLoan V8 sourcing system

Y3S has upgraded its sourcing system for mortgage brokers. The Cardiff-based firm claims...

Fluent Money secures full authorisation

Fluent Money has announced that it is one of the first second charge distributors...

FLA reveals industry employment levels

Latest research published by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) reveals that FLA members...

Smethurst to don the lycra for charity

Wayne Smethurst, founder of specialist distributor TFC, has been challenged by managing director of...

New loan comparison site unveiled

FairMoney, a loan comparison site that claims to use the applicant’s credit profile to...

1st Stop Home Loans introduces packaging option

Second charge lender 1st Stop Home Loans has launched a packaging service option, so...

Quartet join Vantage Finance

Vantage Finance has hired four more members of staff. Zoe Brooks has been appointed as...

Access 4 Finance in #treatingintroducersfairly pledge

Access 4 Finance, the business to business secured loan broker, have unveiled a business...

MPC unanimous in rate hold decision

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously in favour of keeping the...

Positive Lending launches second charge sourcing system

Specialist packager Positive Lending has unveiled 360 Sourcing, which offers intermediaries a secured loan sourcing platform. Intermediaries...

Ezbob rebrands broker channel

Small business lender ezbob has announced a rebrand for its intermediary facing business, which...

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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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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