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FCA highlights poor consumer credit advertising standards

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

iState Systems powers P2P property lending auction

Peer-to-peer exchange Relendex has claimed a world record for real estate debt in a...

Loan texts deemed “irresponsible”

Payday lender Nouveau Finance Ltd has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)...

Secured loan service key to brokers

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has undertaken a survey among its introducers to provide regular...

Smart Money in compliance hire

Smart Money, the specialist second charge distributor, has appointed Phillip Bond as compliance director....

FCA takes action against payday lender

A payday lender has left the single instalment payday loan market, where loans that...

Manchester Expo sells out

The Financial Services Expo Manchester has now sold out for its inaugural show, which...

Y3S golf day gets major lender backing

80 key introducers of second charge loan business to Y3S will attend the inaugural...

Consumer finance volumes continue to recover

Figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new consumer finance...

Second charge repossession figures remain low

There was a 43.4% fall in second charge mortgage repossessions in the first quarter...

Promise unveils loan support service for networks

Promise Solutions has launched a service to help networks to deal with secured loans...

Borro hires business development director

Borro, the personal asset lender, has announced the appointment of David Hardy as business...

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...

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...

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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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