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Significant milestone reached by Vantage Finance

Vantage Finance is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month. The master broker was established...

Strong growth for Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has posted a rise in its pre-tax profits for the six months...

Brightstar sponsors Sepsis Trust charity ball

Last Friday saw celebrities, supporters and those affected by Sepsis coming together on UK...

TV loan ad banned over APR failings

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told CashEuroNet UK LLC, trading as Pounds To...

New service from lead generator

Lead generation agency e-finity Leads is launching its Click-to-Call service at the Financial Services...

Payday loan ads to kids “utterly unacceptable”

Citizens Advice has urged TV watchers to take a stand against payday lenders and...

New home for Smart Money

Second charge distributor Smart Money is moving to a new head office. It says the...

Ezbob breaks £20m lending barrier

Online short-term commercial lender Ezbob has lent over £20 million in the 12 months...

Blemain parent posts 16% profit rise

Jerrold Holdings, the parent company of Blemain Group, has reported a 16% year-on-year...

What holiday season?

What an end to the 'quiet' holiday period, if August was 'quiet' then I...

Significant number of SMEs considering lender switch

One third of UK SMEs are considering a change of business funding provider in...

Affordable lending awareness campaign unveiled

Latest research findings published by My Home Finance, a national social lending organisation, show...

FCA to discuss post-MMR world at FSE London

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to outline the post-MMR regulatory future for the...

Growth predicted for ‘retirement lending’

'Enhanced' lifetime mortgage provider more 2 life is revamping its approach to underwriting its...

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Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

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Rotherham football ground renamed in landmark partnership

Parkgate FC’s home ground is to be renamed the Rotherham Hospice Community Stadium after...

Housing watchdog warns against piecemeal tax changes

The Chancellor has been urged not to use the Budget to make short-term adjustments...

Landlords and investors on edge over Budget tax fears

Stamp duty receipts have surged by nearly a quarter in the past year, fuelling...

Landmark unveils AI-powered tool to cut delays in conveyancing

Landmark Information Group has launched a new platform designed to tackle one of the...