Loans

Fall in number of new second charge mortgages

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported growth of 14% in consumer finance new...

FCA wants industry views on crowdfunding rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking input on which areas should be considered...

Borro becomes full member of the ASTL

Borro has upgraded its associate membership to become a full member of the Association...

New funding line for Non-Standard Finance lender

Loans at Home, part of Non-Standard Finance plc, has secured a new £10m revolving...

CSC Loans completes Together’s largest second charge BTL

Master broker CSC Loans has completed a £1.435 million second charge buy-to-let loan with...

TFC Homeloans hires HR business partner

TFC Homeloans has recruited Liz Payne as HR business partner to support the next...

New intermediary brand for Fluent Money

Second charge distributor Fluent Money is launching separate brand for the broker market, Fluent for...

Shawbrook makes property finance staff changes

Shawbrook Bank has announced a series of personnel changes following the recent combination of...

Together hires retail division chief

Specialist lender Together has appointed former CEO of Harrods Bank, Peter Ball, as chief...

EXCLUSIVE: rebrand for specialist distributor

Brilliant Solutions has announced the rebranding of its business, the latest part in the distributor's transformation over...

“Landmark” judgement in negligent valuation case

A law firm has claimed that a Court of Appeal judgment in a professional...

Shawbrook unifies commercial and secured lending divisions

Shawbrook Bank has combined its commercial and secured lending divisions into a combined property...

Brightstar wins global IIP award

Brightstar Financial has been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) Gold Employer of the Year...

FSE: ‘keep calm and carry on’ after EU vote

Advisers need to ‘keep calm and carry on’ in the aftermath of the EU...

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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...