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Almost half of all borrowers use ‘non-traditional’ finance

Latest research for Debt Advisory Centre reveals that 45.4% of consumers use one or...

Metro Bank unveils professional loan

Metro Metro Bank has announced the launch of its new Professional Studies Loan Scheme...

Tenet explains position over consumer credit regulation

In light of the Financial Conduct Authority taking over responsibility for regulating consumer credit...

Nearly 30% cleared all debts over past year

Latest figures from Equifax suggest that consumers are managing their debts despite the cost...

£149m to be repaid following credit agreement failings

17 banks and building societies have agreed to repay over an estimated £149 million...

Interim permissions vital, says packager

Secured loan packager V Loans has warned brokers that even though they might have...

Budget includes “huge win” for P2P lending

The Budget included news from the Chancellor that peer-to-peer lending will be included in...

“Irrefutable” growth for secured lending

February 2014 marks the 28th month in a row of year on year growth...

Purdy to join Shawbrook’s secured lending arm

Shawbrook Bank's senior relationship manager Paula Purdy will be changing roles within the...

Precise completes its largest secured loan

Precise Mortgages has completed on a £500,000 secured loan. It was brokered by Joe...

Call for surveyor fast-tracking to ease shortage

A shortage of surveyors is continuing to put pressure on the secured loan sector...

New funding line for Capital Bridging Finance

Capital Bridging Finance has announced that following its acquisition by Omni Partners LLP, it...

LendInvest completes tranche loan deal

Peer-to-peer mortgage lending platform, LendInvest, has has completed a peer-to-peer loan which was split...

Brokers want short-term loans to last longer

Capital Bridging Finance has found, a year on from its first broker survey, that...

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Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

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L&C Mortgages appoints Sidney Wager as managing director

L&C Mortgages has confirmed that Sidney Wager is to join the business as managing...

No surprises from Monetary Policy Committee meeting

The Bank of England has announced that the Bank Rate will remain at 4.5%. The...

Gatehouse Bank added to Mortgage Brain sourcing platforms

Mortgage Brain has added Shariah-compliant ethical bank, Gatehouse Bank, to its Sourcing Brain and...

InterBay makes key sales appointments

Commercial lender InterBay, part of OSB Group, has bolstered its broker support with the...