Loans

New BDM for Smart Money Loans

Smart Money Loans (SML) has appointed Ian Cruickshank as its latest business development manager. He...

New Masthaven secured/bridging ‘fusion’ deal

Masthaven Group has unveiled a new hybrid product, which is claims to be a...

Liquidity Central acting as EZBOB’s intermediary distributor

Liquidity Central has announced the launch of a new, exclusive, short term product for...

OFT investigates ex-payday lender

The Office of Fair Trading has confirmed that it is investigating payday lender Web...

Funding Circle passes major milestone

UK investors have now lent more than £200m to UK businesses through Funding Circle...

Lederhosen secured loan ad banned

Loans 2 Go has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) not to...

Masthaven Secured Loans appoints underwriting manager

Masthaven has appointed Sarah Phillips as underwriting manager for its secured loans business. Phillips’s appointment...

Over 65s look to borrow to supplement retirement income

Key Retirement Solutions has claimed that up to one in five over-65s have borrowed...

Complete FS expands head office team

Complete FS has announced the appointment of a new mortgage and loan underwriter to...

Maeve Ward to head up Shawbrook’s seconds

Shawbrook Bank has revealed that Maeve Ward has been promoted to sales director for...

Y3S to launch secured loan network

Cardiff-based intermediary broker Y3S Loans is planning to unveil a secured loan network in...

Parliament wants more stricter controls on payday lending

The parliamentary Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has reported that further action on payday...

Monthly fall in secured lending

Loans Warehouse' secured loans index has reported that secured lending in November is 43%...

Some CCL holders to receive rebates

The government has decided that as a result of the closure of the Office...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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