Loans

Borrowers need to understand rate rise impact

Freedom Finance has calculated that a future interest rate rise could add more than £750...

New packager promises “old fashioned values”

Edinburgh-based packager Thistle Finance has launched with plans to restore the sector’s "old fashioned values". It...

Black Book Finance hires BDM

Ross Williams has joined Black Book Finance as business development manager. He is tasked with...

Y3S opens satellite office in London

Specialist mortgage broker Y3S has opened its second satellite office in six months, this...

Sharp rise in profits at Together

Together has posted a 29.7% increase in pre-tax profits for the year ended 30 June...

Second charge market continues to grow

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that the second charge mortgage market...

Brightstar joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Brightstar Financial has been added to Legal & General Mortgage Club’s specialist distributor panel. Brightstar...

Specialist market “still buoyant”

Complete FS has seen enquiries and applications for specialist lending increase over the past...

Together sponsors Faf de Klerk

Together has teamed up with South African rugby international, Faf de Klerk, as part...

P2P lending platform CEO quits

Peer-to-peer lending platform Folk2Folk has announced the resignation of Jane Dumeresque, its chief executive officer. She...

“UK’s first criteria search system” launches

Knowledge Bank, which claims to be the UK’s first criteria search system, has...

Assetz Capital secures gets FCA authorisation

Peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital has received full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). To...

Arnie to star in PPI deadline campaign

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger is featuring in a new...

Aegon and Funding Circle agree long term partnership

Aegon and Funding Circle have announced a strategic long term partnership designed to support...
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COMMENT

networks

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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Buy-to-let

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...
News

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...
Appointments

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

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

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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