Loans

FSE: look at secured loans now

The importance of brokers getting to grips with regulatory guidelines concerning the second charge...

“Full house” for Complete FS’s Lender Expo

Complete FS held its 11th annual Expo with lender sponsors and over 100 intermediaries...

Debt solution text provider rapped by ASA

Clarity Leeds from Essex has had two complaints about its text messages upheld by...

Shawbrook reveals August service levels

Shawbrook Bank has published its Service Level Agreement (SLA) metrics for August. Despite a...

Tony Ward appointed as Capita Mortgage Services chairman

Capita Mortgage Services has appointed Tony Ward to its board as non-executive chairman. ...

Smart Money appoints BDM

Smart Money has appointed Simon Nicholson to the position of business development manager (BDM)...

Ezbob wants to convince FSE brokers

Online short term commercial lender Ezbob is using this week's Financial Services Expo to...

Bridgebank launches £1m+ loan brand

Bridgebank Capital has unveiled a new dedicated 'large loans' brand: Quantum. Quantum will be...

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...

COMMENT

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...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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