Loans

Over-50s facing financial services age discrimination

Over 50s insurer SunLife People has found that people aged 50 and over are...

2016 a “transition year” for second charges

Enterprise Finance’s latest Second Charge Report has found that the second charge mortgage market...

Pepper UK to service new LendInvest loans

LendInvest is partnering with Pepper UK.  Under the terms of the partnership, Pepper UK will take...

Many loan borrowers feel misled by advertised rates

New research suggests that personal loan borrowers are often paying double the average APR...

Seconds should be a “bigger niche market”

The second charge mortgage market must keep pushing the education message if it wants to...

The importance of names and dismissing the myths

In the time since MCD, I have made dozens of presentations and been involved...

Y3S opens Manchester office

Cardiff-based specialist mortgage broker Y3S has today opened its first satellite office outside of Wales. ...

Expanding Step One Finance launches broker portal

Step One Finance has unveiled its online broker portal and also made a number...

Fluent unveils exclusive second charge deal

Fluent for Advisers has launched a 90% second charge product with an interest rate...

Profits and originations up at OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has reported a rise of 29% in underlying pre-tax profits to...

Nava partners with Target

Nava Finance has appointed Target Group to service its loan platform. Nava secured approval from...

Black Book Finance reaches £1m Castle Trust milestone

Black Book Finance has completed £1 million worth of business with Castle Trust in...

Average amount owed per adult up 5%

UK consumer debt now stands at £240 billion, according to MoneySuperMarket. 73% of UK adults say they currently have...

Borro concerned over possible Budget CGT hike

Borro, the secured lending platform to wealthy clients, has expressed concern that Chancellor Philip Hammond...
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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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