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BDM hire for Intelligent Loans

Intelligent Loans has appointed Katherine Simmons as its business development manager. Simmons has over 10 years’...

Blemain changes buy-to-let offering

Blemain Finance has updated its buy-to-let proposition. Key features include reduced rates across all...

64% of UK consumers borrow

4.3% of adults claim they cannot get by without some form of credit, according...

Prestige introduces 5.6% plan

Prestige Finance has launched a sub-6% plan in response to broker feedback. The new plan,...

New valuable asset lender comes to market

A new alternative lender has launched today, offering individual loans of between £60,000 and...

Tough Mudder challenge for Masthaven boss

Andrew Bloom, managing director of Masthaven Group Ltd, the bridging and second charge lenders,...

Rebrand for Smart Money Loans

Smart Money Loans has rebranded as Smart Money with a new logo and sales...

MSL secures funding line from RBS

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has reported the establishment of its first bank funding line,...

More people applying for credit than last year

39% of adults in the UK applied for at least one form of credit...

Citizens Advice: payday loans lead to “long term nightmare”

One in four people coming to Citizens Advice have a debt problem, the charity...

Report calls for anti-payday loan levy

A one-off levy of £450m on Britain’s £180bn consumer credit industry could create enough...

New hire for Norton Broker Services

Norton Broker Services has recruited Andrew Bonner to join Neil Organ and Lee Schofield...

Strong rise in secured lending

Loans Warehouse's latest secured loans index has reported a month-on-month increase of nearly 19%...

Shawbrook hires STL manager

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has recruited Andy Thurston to the position of short...

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AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for protection advisers. But in today’s fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, navigating...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

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Semi-commercial and HMO assets see rising demand among professional landlords

Shawbrook has reported a marked rise in interest in semi-commercial property from professional landlords,...

SDKA steps in after mid-term policy change leaves developer at risk

SDKA has provided a £180,000 residential bridging loan to support a developer whose original...

The Darlington unveils limited company buy-to-let offering

Darlington Building Society has entered the limited company buy-to-let market with two new fixed...

Bridging market sees Q3 growth return

The UK’s bridging finance sector regained momentum in the third quarter, with lending, applications...

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