Loans

Spring Finance introduces new Plan 0 and offers lower rates

Spring Finance has launched a 9.65% variable rate to complement its current portfolio of second...

Change your thinking to open up new opportunities

If one door shuts, then another one opens. I was reminded of this piece...

Fluent for Advisers expands development teams

Fluent for Advisers has appointed two new business development officers (BDOs) to its internal...

1st Stop Group joins LSE’s ELITE

1st Stop Group has joined London Stock Exchange Group’s international business support and capital...

Loan book high for Together

Together has reported average monthly loan originations of £171.7m for the final quarter of 2018, up...

Equifinance appoints regional sales manager

Equifinance has appointed Laura Thomas as regional sales manager for the north. Thomas (pictured) will initially...

Fluent Money offers sub 3% second charges with Optimum Credit

Fluent Money is the first broker distributor to have a decision in principle (DIP) result...

Connect expands second charge offering

Connect for Intermediaries has added Lenderlink and Fluent for Advisers to its second charge...

SBG and Twenty7Tec agree technology partnership

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has teamed up with mortgage technology firm Twenty7Tec to provide...

Fluent Money Group passes 250 headcount

Fluent Money Group has reported a significant increase in personnel, with now over 250 employees...

Second charge volumes up by 13% in December

December 2018 second charge volumes totalled £80 million, a 6% increase on the previous...

TMA Club adds Central Trust to lender panel

TMA Club has has added Central Trust to its lender panel, so its members...

Fluent Money Group appoints head of compliance

Fluent Money Group has appointed John Lewis to take on the newly created role...

Shawbrook and Bamboo sign up to new loan marketplace

Shawbrook and Bamboo have both been confirmed as early adopters of the online loan...
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COMMENT

Buy-to-let

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

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First-time buyers

LISA payouts near £140m as industry warns against disrupting first-time buyer support

The Lifetime ISA delivered almost £140m in government bonuses last year, as industry figures...
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Mortgage borrowing rises as approvals edge higher in February

Mortgage borrowing and approvals both increased in February, although activity remains close to recent...
General Insurance

Previously flooded homes face insurance premiums more than double UK average

Homeowners in properties that have previously flooded are paying 121% more for home insurance...
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FCA and ICO tell firms GDPR is no excuse for failing vulnerable customers

A joint statement from the Financial Conduct Authority and the Information Commissioner’s Office has...

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