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Second charge lender unveils new CEO

Spring Finance has revealed that Gavin Diamond will be joining as its new chief...

Tandem to provide second charge green discount

Digital bank Tandem has launched a new green product feature to its second charge...

Pepper Money reaches second charge milestone

Pepper Money has exceeded £1bn worth of loans on its second charge mortgage book. Breaking...

United Trust Bank passes £1 billion lending milestone

United Trust Bank (UTB) has passed the £1 billion mark in specialist mortgage lending. This...

Knowledge Bank & UTB create “industry-first” digital criteria guide

Knowledge Bank has teamed up with United Trust Bank (UTB) to create a bespoke...

Large numbers of non-vanilla customers being turned down for finance

44% of those traditionally underserved by high street lenders, including self-employed, those who have...

Broker searches being affected by cost of living crisis

Knowledge Bank has revealed that the cost of living crisis is impacting borrowers as...

Bluestone Mortgages updates complex credit criteria

Bluestone Mortgages has introduced criteria changes to support complex credit customers. The lender will now...

West One offers ‘first’ green second charge mortgage

West One Loans says it is the first lender to introduce a green second...

Shawbrook simplifies second charge mortgage proposition

Shawbrook has cut rates across its second charge mortgage offering. This change applies to products...

Profits up at Castle Trust Bank

Castle Trust Bank has reported pre-tax profits of £3.6m, up from £0.8m, for the financial...

Mortgage Advice Bureau to acquire Fluent Money Group

Mortgage Advice Bureau is to acquire approximately 75% of Project Finland Topco (Fluent Money...

Q&A: James Rainbird, Truffle Specialist Finance

BestAdvice fires the questions at James Rainbird, managing director of Truffle Specialist Finance BestAdvice (BA):...

Prime borrower second charge activity on the rise

Evolution Money has published the fifth iteration of its quarterly data tracker, which reviews...

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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...

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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