Loans

AFB elects representative to AMI board

The Association of Finance Brokers, the trade body for second mortgage professionals, will...

Smart Money Loans improves Rewards Scheme

Smart Money Loans (SML) has relaunched its Smart Rewards Scheme, in a move which...

Strong growth for Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank has posted an underlying second year profit of £2.6m. The lender has...

Kerry Katona loan ad banned

A TV ad for payday loans featuring Kerry Katona has been banned by the...

Payday lenders “not standing by their word”

Payday lenders are failing to carry out checks to make sure borrowers can afford...

Many more women than men applying for credit

72% of females, compared to just 28% of men, have applied for credit in...

Brightstar Financial pilots Prestige large loan

Brightstar Financial's secured loans division has become the first of Prestige Finance’s key distribution...

Masthaven Secured Loans improves proposition

Masthaven Secured Loans had made a number of changes to its product range. Rates have...

Y3S completes Shawbrook’s first buy-to-let secured loan

Y3S has completed the first buy-to-let secured loan for Shawbrook, just 18 days after...

SBSLS becomes Shawbrook preferred partner

Sesame Bankhall Specialist Lending Services (SBSLS) is now a preferred partner of Shawbrook...

The Loans Engine added to Avelo Trigold loans panel

The Loans Engine has joined the loans panel on Trigold’s Prospector sourcing system. Richard Keen,...

Borro to hold broker workshop for NACFB members

Borro is hosting a free workshop at its central London offices and valuation centre...

First post-acquistition completion for Prestige Finance

Prestige Finance has completed its first new loan since the lender's relaunch in March...

Brokers have faith in buy-to-let and secured lending

Brokers expect the most growth to come from buy-to-let and secured loans over 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

Remortgage searches rise 7% in July

Residential remortgage searches increased by 7% during July as purchase and buy-to-let activity weakened,...

LEASE launches lease extension cost tool

The Leasehold Advisory Service has launched a free online tool enabling leaseholders to check...

Vida mortgage lending more than doubles to £840m

Vida Group Holdings increased gross mortgage lending to £840m during the first half of...

Affordability blocking housing recovery

Improving confidence is encouraging buyers back into the housing market but affordability remains the...

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