Loans

Brokers want short-term loans to last longer

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

Blemain pleased with broker response

Specialist lender Blemain Group says it received an enthusiastic welcome from brokers at a...

Y3S to hold golf event at Ryder Cup venue

The Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales has been chosen as the venue for...

Norton takes on Yorkshire three peaks

A group of Norton Staff, led by directors Keith and Paul Stringer will be...

Sensible Home Finance reaches £1m Masthaven milestone

Sensible Home Finance has become Masthaven Secured Loans's latest lending partner to hit the...

Payday loan collection practices to be scrutinised

Payday lenders and other high cost short term lenders will be the subject of...

Young adults ignorant about credit ratings

New research among 18-25 year olds released by the Money Advice Service for Global...

Debt fears causing mental health issues

34% of UK adults worry about their debts either ‘often’ or ‘all of the...

New funding division for Omni Capital

Omni Capital has launched an international structured finance division offering residential and commercial loans...

£100m funding line for second charge lender

Spring Finance has secured a £100 million bank funding line. The Hertfordshire-based second charge firm...

Shawbrook unveils new larger loans

Shawbrook’s commercial mortgages division is launching a dedicated range of larger loans products. The new...

Strong growth in consumer finance

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

Registration open for Financial Services Expo Manchester

Front Events has revealed that visitor registration for May’s Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester...

Payday lender has CCL suspended

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has suspended the consumer credit licence of Micro...

COMMENT

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

Latest news

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage rates by up to 75bps

Virgin Money is increasing selected purchase, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer rates from Thursday...

Property sector must embrace long-term reform to withstand global shocks, says OPDA

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a...

Rent rises hold steady as UK house price growth slows

Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while...

Movera reports rise in completions as expansion gathers pace

Home moving group Movera has reported a sharp increase in activity across its conveyancing...

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