Loans

Teens put faith in banks despite parents’ mistrust

Almost half of teenagers trust banks more than their own parents for financial advice,...

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...

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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