Loans

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...

Smart Money relaunches buy-to-let proposition

Cheshire-based specialist distributor, Smart Money, has unveiled a new offering for introducers. Having previously focussed on...

Suros Capital hires high-net worth specialist

Luxury asset backed lender, Suros Capital, has appointed Charles Hodge as business development director. He is...

Together raises £500m bond issue

Specialist lender Together has announced the issuance of £500m in six-year bonds at a coupon of...

Castle Trust appoints tech & ops chief

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Nick Bennett as its new chief technology & operations...

Pepper plans fivefold servicing growth in Spain with new platform

Pepper European Servicing (PES) plans to grow its Spanish business fivefold in the next...

West One joins Society for Mortgage Professionals

West One has become the first specialist lender to join the Society for Mortgage...

West One revamps second charge offering

West One has unveiled its largest selection of second charge changes, including rate reductions...

Masthaven partners with PRIMIS

Masthaven Bank has teamed up with PRIMIS Mortgage Network to  provide the latter's c. 2,200 brokers access to...

Shawbrook ups second charge maximum loan size

Shawbrook Bank has increased the maximum loan size across its second charge offering, with...
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COMMENT

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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...
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IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...
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Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...
Regulation

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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