Loans

Selina Finance joins Brilliant Solutions’ panel

Selina Finance has joined the lender panel of mortgage club Brilliant Solutions. Its flexible second...

Optimum Credit expands sales team

Second charge mortgage lender, Optimum Credit, has bolstered its sales team with the addition...

United Trust Bank restructures mortgage team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has made changes to its mortgage underwriting team as it...

Optimum Credit appoints sales director

Optimum Credit has appointed Caroline Mirakian as sales director, with responsibility for the sale...

UTB joins Paradigm’s lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added United Trust Bank (UTB) to its lender panel. Members of...

Enra Specialist Finance moves into new green office space

Enra Specialist Finance has moved into an "environmentally-friendly" office in the centre of Watford...

Together takes out new 25-year lease on Manchester HQ

Together has signed a new 25-year lease on its £39 million headquarters as it...

Gain a real understanding of second charges

It’s no secret how hard it currently is to secure the services of a...

SMG celebrates twentieth anniversary

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) is this month celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the business. Established in...

Rise in second charge borrowing for refurbishment

81% of second charge brokers have witnessed a rise in demand for financing to...

Evolution Money appoints chief digital officer

Evolution Money has announced the appointment of a new chief digital officer (CDO). Matt...

5m homeowners to borrow for fund home improvements

46% of UK homeowners - 15 million people -  are planning improvements to their...

Rise in prime second charge volumes continues

Second-charge lending specialist, Evolution Money has launched the third iteration of its quarterly data...

TPFC partners with Nivo to improve secured loan journeys

Secured loan firm The Personal Finance Centre has chosen Nivo to implement its app-based...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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