Loans

Loan market “needs to be clearer and fairer”

Research from Saga Money has found that potential borrowers believe the UK loan market...

P2P lending platform receives full FCA authorisation

Peer to peer lending platform Octopus Choice has become the first adviser-focused P2P platform to be...

Loans firm rapped over envelope

A Belfast-based loans firm has had a complaint about one of its adverts upheld...

ThinCats makes board-level appointments

Peer-to-peer lender ThinCats has appointed Jill Sandford and Damon Walford to the board of...

What’s in a name?

December is supposed to be a quieter month for new business and sales activity....

Y3S takes 50% stake in Pink Pig Loans

Y3S Group has acquired a 50% shareholding in Pink Pig Loans (PPL), a brokerage...

Record month for West One Loans

West One Loans has reported a record month in November with £54 million lent across residential...

Fluent for Advisers bucks FLA trend

Second charge distributor Fluent for Advisers (F4A) has seen new business continue to grow...

Brightstar expands unsecured range

Brightstar has revealed that it completed over £1 million worth of unsecured business loans in...

Widespread public ignorance over second charges

79% of people in the UK don’t know what a second charge mortgage is,...

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....
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COMMENT

funding

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

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Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...
Building Societies

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...
News

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...
News

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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