Loans

Brightstar appoints BDM

Brightstar has appointed Nathan Ellis-Calcott to its external sales team. He will be tasked with...

Europe’s loan portfolio market to top €100bn this year

European loan portfolios with a face value of €91bn were sold in 2014, up...

FCA to study PPI complaint trends

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to gather evidence on current trends in Payment...

New role for Neil Molyneux at Masthaven Finance

Neil Molyneux has been appointed to the newly created role of head of sales...

Key hire for V Loans as it moves offices

V Loans has appointed Jo Tuson as a case manager. The specialist secured lending arm...

Short-term lender rapped over ‘trivial’ Xmas ad

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a website ad by Glasgow-based Stop Go...

One-third of personal loans in New Year for debt consolidation

Research from Sainsbury's Bank Loans suggests that up to 212,000 people could take out...

AMI backs Treasury EU directive implementation

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has welcomed the Treasury's response to last year's...

Brightstar hires its first BDM

Brightstar has appointed Chris Bennett as its first business development manager (BDM). He will report...

HLP expands provider panel

TFC Homeloans has been appointed to the HLP broker network’s panel of providers.  After revealing...

Paragon posts profit rise

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported its results for the final quarter of...

Key appointments for Masthaven Finance

Masthaven Finance has appointed Steve Brennan as head of underwriting for its bridging division. It...

60% of brokers expect H2 bank rate rise

A survey, carried out by United Trust Bank with brokers working in the...

Masthaven offers new consumer credit short-term product

Masthaven Secured Loans has relaunched its hybrid consumer credit regulated second charge bridging product. This follows a...

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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