Loans

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...

AMI concerned with Mortgage Directive implementation

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has provided its initial response to the Treasury's...

Government moves to regulate buy-to-let

The Treasury has launched a consultation on incorporating new European regulations on mortgage lending into...

Consumer finance continues to grow

There was a 7% growth in consumer finance new business in July, according to...

Enterprise Finance acquires bridging lender

Enterprise Finance has announced its acquisition of bridging lender West One Loans. The transaction was...

SMEs still unaware of funding options

SMEs could be missing out on new funding options due to a lack of...

Y3S and Precise Mortgages to hold secured loan roadshows

Secured loan master broker Y3S and Precise Mortgages are to offer second charge roadshows...

Key Group acquires secured loan packager

Key Group is expanding its proposition with the acquisition of V Loans, the Wimslow-based...

New seminar theatres for Financial Services Expo

Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has announced a range of new seminar theatres to...

Post-credit crunch high for secured loans

Loans Warehouse has published its latest secured loan index. July saw a post credit...
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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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Homebuying

Property transactions slow as exchange times stretch to seven months

The time it takes to exchange contracts on a property purchase has risen to...
Economy

Inflation remains unchanged but subsequent rise expected

The Consumer Price Index rate (CPI) rate inflation remained at 3% in February. This was...
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Millions unclear on cost of credit as gaps in financial understanding persist

Millions of UK adults are using credit without fully understanding borrowing costs or how...
House prices

UK house price growth slows as London slips into decline

HM Land Registry’s latest UK House Price Index shows the average property price across...

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