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Q&A: Lisa Muscroft, head of loan broking, Norton Broker Services

BestAdvice fires the questions at Lisa Muscroft, head of loan broking, Norton Broker Services. Best...

Almost all brokers expect specialist mortgage market growth

Amid an uncertain economic climate fuelled by a growing cost of living crisis and...

Second charge data reflecting economic landscape

Evolution Money, the second-charge lending specialist, has published the latest results from its quarterly...

Together posts pre-tax profit of £162.7m

Together Financial Services Limited has announced its results for the year ended 30 June...

Loans Warehouse sees fall in 85% LTV second charge lending

Loans Warehouse has stated that second charge lending totalled £166.5 million in August 2022,...

Regulated firms ‘wasting time’ on manual identity checks

Regulated firms using manual methods of verification to onboard new individual customers are wasting...

Norton Home Loans partners with Connect for Intermediaries

Norton Home Loans has partnered with Connect for Intermediaries, providing members of the network...

Second charges – first choice for debt consolidation?

According to The Money Charity, as of June 2022 average credit card debt in...

West One Loans makes second charge team appointments

West One Loans has bolstered its second charge team with a series of new...

Brits have lack of confidence in financial management

80% of respondents to a survey from specialist lender Hodge aren’t confident in managing...

7.7m homeowners face unsecured loan cost increases

Homeowners are likely to spend an additional £1.6bn in interest payments on unsecured loans...

Evolution Money completes inaugural securitisation

Second charge lending firm, Evolution Money, has announced the successful completion of the Group’s...

29% year-on-year rise in second charge completions

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported continued growth in the second charge...

BoE sets interest rates at highest level for 13 years

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by XXXXX to increase...

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Remortgage options grow for pound-for-pound landlord borrowers

With many thousands of landlords set to come off two and five-year fixed rates in 2025 it makes more sense than ever to reach...

What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

How a JBSP mortgage can help boost affordability

With the average house price in the UK nearing £300,000, affordability remains a sticking point for many prospective homebuyers, particularly those trying to buy...

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LendInvest raises AVM threshold to 75% LTV on unregulated bridging products

LendInvest has announced that automated valuation models (AVMs) will now be accepted up to...

Saffron completes record-breaking £4.8m self-build loan with Propp

Saffron for Intermediaries has completed the largest self-build loan in its history, issuing a...

Trade tariffs and instability deepen economic pessimism, says Family Building Society

The UK economy faces a turbulent six months, with trade tariffs, political instability and...

Accord eases affordability checks to offer bigger mortgages

Accord Mortgages has overhauled its affordability assessment model, allowing it to lend up to...
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