Loans

Clever Lending offering Selina Finance’s new Home FlexiLoan

Clever Lending has partnered with Selina Finance to offer a product which provides customers...

Rise in volume and value of prime second charge loans

Evolution Money has launched a quarterly tracker of its data, outlining borrower types, average mortgage...

Smart Money sees increasing Covid-related consolidation

Specialist packager and distributor, Smart Money, has reported a rise in broker enquiries for...

Brightstar creates team of mental health first aiders

The Brightstar Group has introduced nine fully trained mental health first aiders across its...

Fairfax acquires Catalyst in exit from Positive Lending

Chris Fairfax, CEO of Catalyst Property Finance, has taken full ownership of the short-term...

Mortgage club unveils second charge referral service

MCI Mortgage Club is now offering its members a secured loan referral service via...

Knowledge Bank reports changing criteria search picture

February broker criteria searches conducted using Knowledge Bank show that interest from new investors...

West One restarts 85% LTV second charge lending

West One has made changes to its second charge mortgage range including the return...

Shawbrook releases second charge podcast

The fourth episode of Shawbrook Bank has made available the fourth episode of its ‘A...

MBO at Pink Pig Loans

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) has announced the sale of Group firm, Pink Pig Loans,...

Brightstar offers specialist lending virtual clinics

Brightstar Financial has embarked upon a new campaign to educate brokers about the benefits...

Second charge new business volumes continue to fall

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that second charge mortgage new business...

Change in January second charge criteria searches

Knowledge Bank's latest monthly criteria index shows the second charge market saw the biggest...

Equifinance appoints IT director

Equifinance has appointed William Purdy as is new IT director. Purdy has 25 years experience...
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COMMENT

networks

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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Buy-to-let

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...
News

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...
Appointments

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

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

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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