Loans

Keystone introduces lower-rate larger loan range with 5% arrangement fee

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new range of lower-rate larger loan products with...

Specialist Finance Centre hires recruitment director

Specialist Finance Centre (SFC) has announced the appointment of Joe Dillon as its recruitment...

Two-fifths of homeowners ‘in the dark’ about second charges

Over two million homeowners are planning to improve their properties this year rather than...

Q&A: Daniel Yeo, CEO, Specialist Finance Centre

BestAdvice fires the questions at Daniel Yeo, CEO at Specialist Finance Centre BestAdvice (BA): SFC...

West One adds Brilliant Solutions to residential panel

West One Loans has added Brilliant Solutions to its residential intermediary panel. Brilliant Solutions is...

Amigo Loans avoids £73m FCA fine over affordability check failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has publicly censured Amigo Loans for failing to conduct...

West One Loans sponsors PGA Tour & DP World Tour golfer

West One Loans has signed a significant sponsorship deal with professional golfer Matt Wallace. ...

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust to host March academy events

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust, along with their sister brand, UK Credit, are to...

Rise in borrowers in debt for the first time

As borrowers’ disposable incomes continue to dwindle, it will only be a matter of...

Finova launches partnership with Loans Warehouse

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has partnered with Loans Warehouse, the second charge mortgage...

Enra Specialist Finance reports record results

Enra Specialist Finance has announced record performance in the year to 31 December 2022....

Spring Finance unveils new director of mortgages

Specialist lender Spring Finance has announced the appointment of Shelley Connelly as director of...

Enra Specialist Finance appoints chair

Enra Specialist Finance has appointed Preben Prebensen as its new chairman following the acquisition...

Custom Credit to adopt LendingMetrics’ ADP

Custom Credit is to use LendingMetrics' Auto Decision Platform (ADP) to speed up its...

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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