Loans

Secured provider returns to market

Paragon Personal Finance has launched its new secured loan range as it returns to...

FCA unveils its Innovation Hub to promote FS competition

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Innovation Hub is now open and offering support to innovators. It...

Cahoot cuts loan APRs

Cahoot Personal Loans has cut selected personal loan APRs for both new and existing...

Jerrold Holdings makes six marketing appointments

Jerrold Holdings has added six new members to its marketing division, yet the business...

LBG expands support for credit unions across Yorkshire

Lloyds Banking Group is expanding its scheme to support people to access and benefit...

Paul Brett leaves Masthaven

BestAdvice can confirm that Paul Brett has left Masthaven Secured Loans. He joined Masthaven Secured...

Payday loan rejects should be given debt advice

Citizens Advice has said that payday lenders should seize the opportunity to point people...

Y3S maintains Fast Growth 50 status

At the annual Fast Growth 50 dinner in Wales on Friday, Y3S retained its...

Citizens Advice: banks should provide short-term credit

Citizens Advice has sounded a warning about the lack of choice in short-term credit....

New face at Complete FS

Ann Jennings has joined Complete FS's enquiries and sales team. She joins the South Coast...

Majority of young borrowers turn to payday loans

Citizens Advice has reported that young people aged 17 to 24 who are struggling...

£1m needed to achieve lifetime goals?

The average couple in the UK spend £877,000 on key lifetime events such as...

Major landmark reached by Borro

Borro has reached the £100 million milestone in funded loans to individuals and small...

Team Vantage completes charity cycle challenge

Vantage Finance has completed its charity cycle, during which the team cycled for 10...

COMMENT

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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Property sector must embrace long-term reform to withstand global shocks, says OPDA

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a...

Rent rises hold steady as UK house price growth slows

Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while...

Movera reports rise in completions as expansion gathers pace

Home moving group Movera has reported a sharp increase in activity across its conveyancing...

NatWest begins digital mortgage completions with PEXA rollout

NatWest is now actively transacting on PEXA’s digital property platform, marking a key step...

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