Loans

New P2P investment options from Kuflink

Peer-to-peer platform Kuflink, sister business to bridging lender Kuflink Bridging, has announced the launch of two...

Mortgage Brain adds second charge lenders to system

Mortgage Brain has partnered with Central Trust, Masthaven Bank, Norton Finance, Precise Mortgages, Paragon...

Assetz Capital claims “noteworthy” profit

Peer-to-peer finance platform Assetz Capital has stated that it recorded a seven figure pre-tax...

Sharp rise in lending for HNW Lending

HNW Lending, an alternative lender that provides individual loans of between £50,000 and £2...

Good news comes in twos

There have been two sets of data which have been released by the FLA....

Private equity vehicle’s Shawbrook bid passes key threshold

Private equity consortium Marlin Bidco is likely to take over Shawbrook Bank following capturing 75.6%...

UK specialist lending bolstered by M&A activity

19 transactions were announced across asset, property and personal finance worth over £3bn in...

Second charge distributor buys broker-packager

Second charge distributor Fluent Money Group has announced the purchase of Manchester based broker...

New credit guide for vulnerable customers

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) and The UK Cards Association have launched a new...

HNW Lending reports rise in loans on property

HNW Lending lent £14 million against individual homes or portfolios of property in the...

Richard Tugwell joins Together

Together has appointed Richard Tugwell to the position of group intermediary relationship director. Tugwell (pictured)...

Gary Bailey to leave Together after two decades

Together has announced that its sales director Gary Bailey is leaving the business, after...

Second charge market continues to grow

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that there was £79m worth of...

Shawbrook directors reject takeover bid

Shawbrook Group is sending a circular to its shareholders in response to the final...
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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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