Loans

Rise in prime second charge borrowing

Evolution Money's latest second charge tracker shows an increase in both volume and value...

Spring Finance introduces ‘mid-prime’ second charge range

Spring Finance has relaunched its second charge mortgage offering and introduced a new interest...

New senior BDM for Central and Mercantile Trust

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust have appointed a new senior business development manager within...

Pivotal Growth acquires specialist mortgage broker

Pivotal Growth has agreed to acquire The Loan Partnership, subject to FCA approval. The Loan...

Evolution Money announces new IT director

Evolution Money has announced the appointment of Steve Daly as its new IT director. ...

Together reveals pricing of inaugural second charge RMBS

Together Financial Services has announced the pricing of its inaugural second charge only owner-occupied...

Evolution Money unveils new digital journey

Evolution Money has launched its new digital journey for customers and adviser introducers with...

Shawbrook second charge used for limited company tax bill

Shawbrook’s second charge mortgage process has helped a client to repay a tax bill. Previously...

Evolution Money appoints head of ESG

Evolution Money has announced the appointment of Sue Harrison as its new head of...

Selina Finance improves lending criteria

Selina Finance has revamped its residential range with several criteria enhancements for self-employed, unencumbered...

Norton’s Lawrence to retire after over 50 years in sales

Stephen Lawrence has retired as group national sales manager at Norton Home Loans, having...

FCA warns businesses over misleading credit ads

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning lenders and brokers to stop using misleading...

Leeds BS cuts buy-to-let stress rate

Leeds Building Society has reduced its stress rate on buy-to-let fixed rate deals for...

Suros Capital partners with IHT specialist

Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital, has added specialist inheritance tax and probate advisers, Provira,...

COMMENT

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,...

Latest news

Buyer demand stabilises but mortgage market remains cautious

The UK housing market may be showing early signs of stabilisation but mortgage brokers...

Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers

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

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...

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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