Loans

Record low for second charge repossessions

The number of second charge mortgage repossessions in 2017 was 105, 27% lower than...

Castle Trust unveils ‘AI quotation engine’

Castle Trust has introduced what it claims to be the industry’s first quotation engine...

UTB balance sheet exceeds £1bn

United Trust Bank has reported that its balance sheet has exceeded £1 billion. During...

Complete FS added to TMA Club panel

Complete FS is joining the TMA Club to provide specialist lending services to TMA...

Prestige Finance cuts prime residential rates

Prestige Finance has made rate reductions across its prime product range.  The move from the second...

CheckMyPaydayLoan.com radio ad banned

Claims management company CheckMyPaydayLoan.com has had a radio advert banned by the Advertising Standards...

Masthaven launches second charges with L&G Mortgage Club

Masthaven's second charge mortgage range will now be available through Legal & General Mortgage...

Together makes senior management appointments

Together has announced that John Lowe will be joining its senior management team and...

Maeve Ward to leave Shawbrook Bank

Maeve Ward has become the latest senior figure to leave Shawbrook Bank. She has been...

Together increases funding by £150m

Together has announced a further increase in its funding, with the issuance of £150m...

Anti-money laundering firm moves into financial services

SmartSearch, an anti-money laundering (AML) firm, is expanding through the mortgage and financial services...

Vida moves into second charge market

Vida Homeloans is a piloting a second charge mortgage offering. It has a range of...

Mint Bridging completes loan in record time

Mint Bridging has completed on a loan in five days.  The original lender had pulled out...

Vantage Finance acquired by Enra Group 

Enra Group has announced the acquisition of master broker Vantage Finance. The Vantage operation will...

COMMENT

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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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...

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...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

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

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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