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Shawbrook hires commercial director for property division

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Jeremy Law as its new commercial director within its property...

Brightstar marks World Mental Health Awareness Day

Brightstar staff joined together on Tuesday (10 October) to raise awareness and raise funds...

Paragon refines second charge offering

Paragon has aligned all its savings and lending products - including its second charge...

Lenders should study declined loan applications

A new report from Equiniti Credit Services has found consumer motivations for borrowing split...

Strong growth for second charge market

Second charge new business was up 25% year-on-year in August, the Finance & Leasing...

Together improves Top Track 250 ranking

Together has once again been listed in The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track...

Mortgage Brain increases headcount

Mortgage Brain has recruited 15 new members of staff over the past year to...

IMLA: outlook for specialist lenders is positive

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has reported that the value of specialist mortgage lenders’...

Mortgage Brain adds master brokers to its seconds sourcing

Mortgage Brain has expanded the master brokers available to networks and companies, which now...

Y3S Group rebrands to Specialist Mortgage Group

South Wales-based finance group Y3S has become the Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG). It consists of...

Positive Lending sponsoring GB triathlete

Packager Positive Lending is sponsoring Lee Godber, an athlete selected to represent the GB...

Step One Finance introduces new loan products

Step One Finance has unveiled a new range of personal loan deals to complement...

Promise partners with West One Loans for seconds

Promise Solutions has added West One formally to its sourcing platform and made the...

Together secures new £275m funding

Together has announced the successful completion of its debut public RMBS (residential mortgage-backed security)...

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Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

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Leasehold reforms stall as sector warns of ‘real-world consequences’

The government is under mounting pressure to accelerate leasehold reform as the body representing...

Zoopla warns cost pressures mean housing targets are at risk

The government’s flagship target to deliver 1.5m new homes over the next five years...

UTB cuts bridging loan minimum and lowers regulated rates

United Trust Bank has unveiled a package of bridging loan changes aimed at making...

More2life urges FCA to act on later life mortgage barriers

More2life has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s recognition of later life lending as a...