Loans

£149m to be repaid following credit agreement failings

17 banks and building societies have agreed to repay over an estimated £149 million...

Interim permissions vital, says packager

Secured loan packager V Loans has warned brokers that even though they might have...

Budget includes “huge win” for P2P lending

The Budget included news from the Chancellor that peer-to-peer lending will be included in...

“Irrefutable” growth for secured lending

February 2014 marks the 28th month in a row of year on year growth...

Purdy to join Shawbrook’s secured lending arm

Shawbrook Bank's senior relationship manager Paula Purdy will be changing roles within the...

Precise completes its largest secured loan

Precise Mortgages has completed on a £500,000 secured loan. It was brokered by Joe...

Call for surveyor fast-tracking to ease shortage

A shortage of surveyors is continuing to put pressure on the secured loan sector...

New funding line for Capital Bridging Finance

Capital Bridging Finance has announced that following its acquisition by Omni Partners LLP, it...

LendInvest completes tranche loan deal

Peer-to-peer mortgage lending platform, LendInvest, has has completed a peer-to-peer loan which was split...

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...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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