Loans

Fall in second charge lending

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 6% in consumer finance new...

Tenet unveils direct to lender second charge sourcing solution

Mortgage Brain has launched TenetLoansBrain, a direct to lender second charge sourcing solution enabling...

Record quarter for Y3S Group

Y3S Group has reported a record quarter of completions via its second charge brands, Y3S...

Paragon joins SimplyBiz secured panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has partnered with Paragon Personal Finance to launch a secured loans panel....

Kuflink opens new principal office

Bridging lender Kuflink Bridging has had its new head office in Gravesend officially opened by Treasury...

FCA focussing on high-cost credit and overdrafts

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking evidence and feedback to further inform its...

Appointments at Spring Finance

Second charge lender Spring Finance has promoted Kate Hill to the position of underwriting manager. She...

Second charge (virtual) reality

With Christmas not too far away we’ve already started to see the number of...

2016 – seconds validity & tech/human partnership

2016 has been a particularly busy year for me. The launch of Fluent for...

TFC Homelans cuts fees

TFC Homeloans is reducing its fees from Black Friday. Brokers can choose from two fee options, based...

Profits up but BTL completions down at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies plc has reported that underlying profit rose 9.1% to...

Rigid underwriting not caused by regulation

Tim Wheeldon, chief operating officer (COO) of Fluent for Advisers, has argued that advisers...

43% expect a better mortgage from Brexit

The Brexit vote has had little effect on UK borrowers’ financial outlook, according to...

New hire for Prestige Finance

Prestige Finance has announced the appointment of Gareth Broome as senior business development manager. He will be representing...

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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...