Loans

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...

Adverse borrowers upping their unsecured debt

A third of people with adverse credit say the level of their unsecured debt...

Interest rate uncertainty and cost of living crisis biggest broker concerns

New research from Crystal Specialist Finance has revealed how mortgage brokers view the market...
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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Buyer demand stabilises but mortgage market remains cautious

The UK housing market may be showing early signs of stabilisation but mortgage brokers...
First-time buyers

Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers

Slower rental growth and improving affordability across much of the UK could provide some...
funding

ABS 2026 review: Global and UK issues cool the market

It’s that time of the year again when the world of wholesale funding descends...
News

HomeOwners Alliance appoints Sarah Tucker as lead mortgage commentator

HomeOwners Alliance has partnered with property and mortgage expert Sarah Tucker, who will become...

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