Loans

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...

Target wins Chaseblue Loans contract

Loan and mortgage broker software provider Target bluechip has secured a contract to supply...

P2p platform launched by Property Investors Network founder

Peer-to-peer lending platform CrowdProperty has launched with a target of £20 million funds to...

Lending Wizard behind one of largest second charges ever

The Lending Wizard, the loan sourcing portal for brokers from Freedom Finance, claims to...

Precise Mortgages unveils new secured range

Precise Mortgages has made major changes to its second charge product range. It has introduced a...

Credit promotions still not meeting regulatory standards

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reported that some promotions for financial products are still...

Highest annual growth in four years for Scottish property

Average house prices in Scotland rose on a seasonally adjusted basis by £1,800 in...

CML to run ideas competition

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is inviting anyone with constructive ideas to improve...

UK becoming self-employment capital of Europe

The UK is becoming the 'self-employment capital' of Western Europe, according to new analysis...

Complete FS celebrates 21st birthday

Complete FS is celebrating its 21st birthday at its 11th annual Expo, to be...

Scotland plans payday lender restrictions

The Scottish government is planning tighter regulations and stricter planning procedures to limit the...

21% rise in value of second charge new business

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported a 14% increase in consumer finance...

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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