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2016 Christmas costs revealed

Brits intend to spend £1,484 each this festive season, according to annual research from...

Look beyond second charge sourcing

Jeff Davidson, Fluent for Advisers’ head of intermediaries  is calling on brokers, especially those new...

HML rebrands as Computershare

Third-party mortgage servicer HML will rebrand as Computershare this month. The Skipton-based company will...

Small rise in second charge new business value

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported growth of 7% in consumer finance...

Fall in second charge mortgage repossessions

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number of second-charge mortgage...

Brightstar moves into unsecured lending

Brightstar has partnered with DotBroker to provide its intermediaries with exclusive access to a...

Sharp rise in Equifinance’s lending volumes

Specialist second charge mortgage lender, Equifinance, has reported a 65% increase in lending volume...

Secured loan specialist to close

V Loans is withdrawing from the second charge and bridging markets. The second charge master broker said the...

Tenet unveils second charge direct panel

Tenet has launched a direct to lender second charge panel. The panel will initially comprise...

Increase in payday loan complaints

The Financial Ombudsman Service’s latest quarterly complaints data shows a rise in issues with...

ChaseBlue partners with Together

ChaseBlue Loans and Together have completed a £785,000 second charge buy-to-let mortgage in a...

Shawbrook originations up 23%

Shawbrook Group has issued its interim management statement for the nine months from 1 January 2016 to...

Second charge player moves into Scottish market

Second mortgage credit repair specialist Spring Finance has begun lending in Scotland. It will offer...

Record pipeline for OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank plc (OSB), has published a trading update for the period from 1...

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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...