Loans

The Loan Partnership expands second charge lender panel

The Loan Partnership has been added to Precise Mortgages' second charge loans preferred master...

Target Group appoints CCO

Target Group has announced the appointment of Jeremy Edwards as its chief client officer...

Master brokers “should be fully CeMAP qualified”

Fluent for Advisers has argued that all master brokers and distributors providing second charge services to...

Castle Trust completes first Express Service loan

Castle Trust has completed the first loan under its new Express Service in two...

Tesco Bank lending up 11.6%

Tesco Bank has reported a pre-tax profit (before exceptional items) of £89m for the...

Promise reports “best ever month”

Promise Specialist Lending has revealed that its September second charge completions were up more than...

MBE London reveals seminar and panel debate details

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced details for the series of seminars and panel debates it...

MiFID II repercussions for financial advice?

LifeQuote has claimed that the recent announcement that MiFID will require all investment advice...

Vantage Finance hires sales director

Vantage Finance has appointed Jon Daniels as its sales director. He has over 19 years of...

LendInvest launches online investor campaign

Online mortgage lender LendInvest has unveiled its ‘Real Stories’ campaign, which highlights the different reasons people...

A fair second charge fee?

I gave a recent presentation at the FSE London event in Old Billingsgate and...

SimplyBiz Mortgages teams up with Twenty7Tec

SimplyBiz Mortgages has partnered with Twenty7Tec Group to offer its club members access to the Twenty7Tec...

Together features in Top Track 250

Together has been included in The Sunday Times/Grant Thornton Top Track 250 for 2016,...

Together announces new £375m bond

Specialist lender Together has closed a £375m bond issuance, which will increase its funding capacity. The new...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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...

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,...

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...

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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