Loans

Central Trust unveils one-year fixed rate product

Central Trust has added a new one-year residential fixed rate option to its product...

Nivo to hold exclusive second charge event

Fintech firm Nivo is holding its first ever ‘NivoCon’ event on 4 May in...

Equifax partners with Spear Technologies to help with access to finance

Equifax UK has announced a new partnership with Spear Technology, a provider of short-term...

Enra Specialist Finance receives new global indoor air quality award

Enra Specialist Finance has received a new industry accolade for excellence in indoor air...

Nick Jones becomes director of Freedom for Intermediaries

Freedom Finance has appointed Nick Jones as director of Freedom for Intermediaries. In his new...

Nivo offers solution to brokers struggling with Consumer Duty requirements

Nivo is looking to assist brokers and other businesses who may be struggling to...

Homeowners look to consolidate debt as credit card spending grows

As of January 2023, a staggering £63.9 billion was outstanding on credit cards, following...

Central Trust improves residential lending criteria

Central Trust, the first and second charge lender, has revamped its residential mortgage range,...

Pepper Money secures £1.2bn funding lines

Pepper Money has secured new warehouse facilities, worth more than £1.2bn, to support its...

Homeowners looking for ways to pay off costlier debts

Evolution Money has published the latest results from its quarterly data tracker, which reviews...

‘Embrace specialist lending’ – customer tells brokers

Brokers have been urged to embrace specialist lending by a Pepper Money customer in...

Millions expected to make energy efficient home improvements

Butterfield Mortgages has commissioned an independent survey among 1,468 UK homeowners to find out...

West One improves self-employed second charge criteria

West One Loans has revamped its second charge offering by introducing improved terms for...

Rise in second charges for renovations

9% of UK homeowners plan to invest their finances into making home renovations instead...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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First-time buyers face greatest risk as mortgage turmoil grips market

First-time buyers are the most exposed group in the housing market as mortgage withdrawals...

One month before rental reforms, landlords and tenants face a new legal landscape

Landlords and tenants in England are being urged to prepare for the first phase...

ONP Solicitors moves Cardiff office as headcount doubles

ONP Solicitors has moved its Cardiff office to larger premises in the city centre...

The Exeter reports rise in HealthWise app use as remote GP demand leads growth

The Exeter said usage of its HealthWise app increased across all core services in...

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