Loans

New lending manager for Shawbrook

Paul O'Hara has been appointed by Shawbrook Bank as a lending manager in its...

Prestige Finance improves pricing and criteria

Second charge lender Prestige Finance has made changes to its pricing and lending criteria...

Brokers need seconds regulation clarification

A master broker has claimed that mortgage brokers need more clarification from the Financial...

Consumer finance figures continue to rise

Data published by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new...

Brits expect to improve their homes this year

54% of UK homeowners are planning to make improvements of some sort on their...

TFC Homeloans and Precise offer masterclasses

Distributor TFC Homeloans is partnering with Precise Mortgages to offer 'specialist lending masterclasses'. The...

Smart Money hires business development head

Smart Money has appointed Steve Pollard to the newly created role of head of...

Borrowers spend c.20% of take home pay on debt repayments

7% of people who have unsecured borrowings are spending 50% or more of their...

Expansion behind Chaseblue Loans’ office move

South Wales based second charge loans packager Chaseblue Loans has agreed terms on larger...

No surprises from the MPC

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has yet again voted to keep...

13% monthly fall in secured lending

Loans Warehouse, which compiles a monthly Secured Loan Index, has reported that by November...

IMLA calls for a coherent housing strategy

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has called for a root and branch review...

SimplyBiz Group acquires Home Information Group

SimplyBiz Group has completed the purchase of Home Information Group (HIG). HIG was formed...

Target Group appoints director of change

Target Group has announced the appointment of Buddy Willard as director of change. Willard...

COMMENT

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Latest news

Skipton Group appoints group chief internal auditor

Skipton Group has appointed Caroline Dale as its new group chief internal auditor, with...

DC Law passes 10,000 Trustpilot reviews with ‘Excellent’ customer rating

DC Law has exceeded 10,000 customer reviews on Trustpilot while maintaining an ‘Excellent’ rating...

Family Building Society launches BoE tracker mortgages

Family Building Society has launched a new range of Bank of England tracker mortgages...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Works has reduced buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points...

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