Loans

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...

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...

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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