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Gradual improvement in consumer credit markets: FLA

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) says figures for the first quarter of the...

Ocean Finance joins Prospector loans panel

Finance broker Ocean Finance is offering secured loans to intermediary clients through TrigoldCrystal’s Prospector...

Borro sees large leap in property related loan apps

Borro has reported a 661% rise in property related loan applications from customers over...

V Loans looking to help ‘mortgage prisoners’

Specialist distributor V Loans has claimed mortgage brokers and other professional advisers are using...

Equifinance access to be increased

Promise Solutions is enlarging its panel with access to Equifinance. Following the launch of...

Rise in size of average BTL loan

There was a significant rise in the average buy-to-let loan size during the last...

Complete expects record delegates to its own expo

Complete FS says it is expecting record numbers of delegates to its Complete Mortgage...

The myth of lead generation

There is a noticeable trend towards performance based marketing and lead generation sits at...

Cattles/Welcome directors fined and banned

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined and banned two former directors of Cattles...

Cattles’ shares suspended

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has temporarily suspended Cattles' securities from the Official List...

Further directoral suspensions at troubled Cattles

Cattles has suspending three more directors as an independent investigation into its affairs continues. James...

Cattles shares slump after accountancy error warning

Embattled sub-prime lender Cattles has admitted that there has been a breakdown in internal...

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Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

AI won’t replace mortgage brokers – but those who don’t adapt could be left behind, say industry leaders

Artificial intelligence is set to transform the mortgage industry but it won’t replace the role of the broker, according to a panel of sector...

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House prices rising at over five times the rate of earnings

House prices across Great Britain have risen at more than five times the rate...

FCA appoints Liam Coleman as interim FOS chair

The Financial Conduct Authority has appointed Liam Coleman as interim chair of the Financial...

Time Finance strengthens regional growth strategy with new hire

Time Finance has appointed Tom Ludden as business development manager within its Invoice Finance...

Hilco Real Estate Finance completes £6m refinance of Hythe Imperial Hotel

Hilco Real Estate Finance has provided a £6m facility to GSE Property Group, secured...