Loans

Record 2016 for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported that in 2016 issued terms were up 81%, completed...

Seconds “helping with growing debt concerns”

Clever Lending has reported a noticeable rise in broker enquiries on behalf of clients...

Major promotions at Brightstar

Brightstar Financial has made two internal promotions to its senior management team. Bradley Moore (pictured) is now managing...

SimplyBiz Mortgages adds Fluent to seconds panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has chosen Fluent for Advisers as part of its ancillary panel of...

New director for Complete FS

Complete FS has appointed Damian Cain to its board. It will have overall responsibility for broker...

Large demand for debt consolidation loans

More than 180,000 people across the UK could take out personal loans for debt...

Former igroup CEO sets up loan provider

Nava Finance Limited has secured authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), enabling Nava to...

Connect for Intermediaries launches residential permissions

Connect for Intermediaries has expanded its mortgage network proposition to now include residential permissions. The...

Millennials more open to P2P than older generation

Millennials are four times more likely to have money invested in peer to peer...

Castle Trust relaunches mortgage offering

Castle Trust has relaunched its mortgage proposition, complete with a new website and telephone...

New specialist distributor panel for SimplyBiz Mortgages

After a tender process, SimplyBiz Mortgages (SBM) has unveiled its new specialist and complex lending...

FCA takes action against lender of last resort

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken its first criminal action against an individual...

Largemortgageloans.com increases Guernsey presence

Paul Welch, the founder of Largemortgageloans.com has moved back to Guernsey and increased lending options on the...

Demand for seconds likely to be greater than ever

There’s always a sense of anticipation at the start of any new year, especially...
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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...

Latest news

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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