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Sharp fall in BTL lending at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported that its new buy-to-let lending totalled £556.2 million for...

Know your APRCs from your ABCs

You taught your children their ABCs, but how much do you know about your...

Assetz Capital passes lending milestone

Peer-to-peer platform Assetz Capital has revealed that it has lent over a quarter of...

New BDM for Castle Trust

Castle Trust Capital has appointed Alan Coleman as telephone business development manager (BDM) for...

Mortgage Brain integrates second charge sourcing

Mortgage Brain has launched an integrated second charge mortgage sourcing capability into its first...

Second charge provider thwarts fraudster

Fluent Money has revealed that it has thwarted an attempt by a fraudster to obtain...

Second-charge repossessions down 50%

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that the number of second-charge mortgage...

Together hailed as one of Manchester’s fastest-growing businesses

Specialist lender Together has been revealed as one of the 50 fastest-growing companies in...

Automated calls top list of grumbles

New research has found that automated phone calls, such as from PPI claims companies,...

Second charge broker portal unveiled

A trio of second charge players have joined forces to launch a new broker portal, www.smartmoneysourcing.co.uk.  It aims to...

Equifax to support Nava underwriting

Nava has appointed Equifax to support the underwriting of unsecured personal loans for its UK...

Pink Pig Loans completes Optimum’s largest second charge

Pink Pig Loans (PPL) has completed a £900,000 loan for Optimum Credit on a...

Shawbrook added to SimplyBiz Mortgages’ seconds panel

From today, all SimplyBiz Mortgages members will have direct access to Shawbrook Bank’s second...

CSC Loans appoints marketing manager

CSC Loans has recruited Susan Roberts to the role of marketing manager. Roberts spent the last seven...

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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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Generation X faces retirement squeeze with smaller pensions than parents

Generation X risks becoming the first cohort to retire with less financial security than...

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...