Loans

Confidence in the specialist lending market continues to rise

Masthaven Bank's latest Broker Beat report has found that 73% of intermediaries working in...

United Trust Bank reveals 2018 ‘Open Book’ winner

United Trust Bank has announced that the winner of its 2018 ‘Open Book’ broker...

Smart Money appoints national account manager

Specialist finance master broker Smart Money has announced the appointment of Gary Lomax as its...

This is not a competition

With recent FLA figures showing that second charge business was up 31% in March,...

Second charge volumes continue to rise

The Finance & Leasing Association has reported that second charge mortgage market volumes were...

Enra Group makes senior appointments

West One Loans and its parent, Enra Group, have made a number of strategic...

1st Stop Group passes £200m milestone

Specialist consumer lender 1st Stop Group has passed £200 million of outstanding loans. The business is a...

Clever Lending unveils new broker portal

Clever Lending has launched a new online portal to improve the way brokers manage...

Profits up at Paragon Banking Group

Paragon Banking Group plc has posted a year-on-year increase in profits of 8.7% to...

Technology can help advance the second charge sector

A personal belief is that a second charge loan is and probably always will...

Together reports “solid performance” for last quarter

Together has reported that profit before tax for the first quarter of 2019 was...

Promise upgrades its second charge sourcing platform

Promise Specialist Lending is claiming to offer the best combination of speed, accuracy and...

UTB appointed to Connect for Intermediaries’ panel

United Trust Bank (UTB) products are now available to Connect for Intermediaries brokers, providing...

Brightstar launches Mental Health Awareness Week activities

Brightstar Financial is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week with a range of activities that...
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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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First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...
House prices

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...
Appointments

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...
Conveyancing

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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