Loans

P2P lender seeks new investors to fund growth

HNW Lending, the new peer-to-peer alternative lender that provides individual loans of between £60,000...

Under a third plan debt consolidation

29% of people with multiple unsecured debts, such as credit cards, overdrafts and loans,...

Loan ad banned following MoneySavingExpert complaint

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a leaflet from payday lender Speedy Cash. The...

Masthaven targets non-credit score clients

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has revamped its product and pricing with an emphasis on...

Simon Burgess to offer loans with free IP

In response to calls from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, for those within...

miLoan celebrates completion milestone

Y3S has reported that it has completed 500 loans via its sourcing system miloanbroker.com....

Scots admit to concealing borrowing

One in 10 adults in Scotland admit they have debts or owe money that...

Borro strengthens BDM team

Borro, the personal asset lender, has boosted its intermediary development team with the addition...

Vertex in key business development hire

Vertex Financial Services has appointed Steve Stone as business development director as it looks...

Brokers disillusioned with remortgages post-MMR

Second charge distributor Smart Money has reported a growing number of mortgage brokers who...

Funding Circle expands business development team

Funding Circle reached a major milestone in the first quarter of this year, with...

FCA regulation sees drop in secured lending

April saw a month-on-month fall in secured lending, but it was still up by...

New P2P lender concentrates on buy-to-let

A new peer-to-peer lender has launched. Landbay's minimum investment is just £100 and it is...

FCA highlights poor consumer credit advertising standards

Credit firms need to do more to ensure their adverts and promotions do not...

COMMENT

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

Latest news

Sellers back £300 upfront information packs – but demand proof reforms will work

Nine in 10 sellers say they would pay around £300 for comprehensive upfront property...

Tembo secures £16m to expand digital savings and mortgage platform for first-time buyers

Tembo has raised £16m in growth funding as it looks to scale its savings...

Nationwide reduces fixed rates by up to 0.16%

Nationwide is reducing selected two-year, three-year and five-year fixed mortgage rates by as much...

Half of borrowers undecided as fixed rates end

More than half of homeowners coming to the end of a fixed-rate deal are...

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