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Loans Warehouse sees fall in 85% LTV second charge lending

Loans Warehouse has stated that second charge lending totalled £166.5 million in August 2022,...

Regulated firms ‘wasting time’ on manual identity checks

Regulated firms using manual methods of verification to onboard new individual customers are wasting...

Norton Home Loans partners with Connect for Intermediaries

Norton Home Loans has partnered with Connect for Intermediaries, providing members of the network...

Second charges – first choice for debt consolidation?

According to The Money Charity, as of June 2022 average credit card debt in...

West One Loans makes second charge team appointments

West One Loans has bolstered its second charge team with a series of new...

Brits have lack of confidence in financial management

80% of respondents to a survey from specialist lender Hodge aren’t confident in managing...

7.7m homeowners face unsecured loan cost increases

Homeowners are likely to spend an additional £1.6bn in interest payments on unsecured loans...

Evolution Money completes inaugural securitisation

Second charge lending firm, Evolution Money, has announced the successful completion of the Group’s...

29% year-on-year rise in second charge completions

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported continued growth in the second charge...

BoE sets interest rates at highest level for 13 years

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by XXXXX to increase...

Norton Home Loans appoints head of sales

Norton Home Loans has promoted David Binney to the position of head of sales. ...

Second charges: source criteria to make informed decisions

We know from our conversations with mortgage brokers that the cost of living situation...

Evolution Money employs Nivo for app

Second charge lender Evolution Money has partnered with Nivo to launch a new digital...

Freedom Finance adopts OMS for back-office processing support

Freedom Finance has selected One Mortgage System (OMS), the single-input enquiry-to-completion processing platform for...

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When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

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Landlords shift away from five-year fixes as remortgage choices diversify

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly looking beyond the traditional five-year fixed mortgage, with new research...

Just Mortgages’ self-employed push attracts surge of new advisers

Just Mortgages’ New Starter Boost initiative, launched in January, has seen strong early demand...

Londoners still pay highest premiums for homes near stations

Londoners continue to pay the steepest premiums in the UK to live close to...

TMG unveils AI-led mortgage and protection proposition for advisers

TMG Mortgage Network has launched a new mortgage and protection proposition that places artificial...