Loans

Marketing to the younger generation

In order to appear ‘down with the kids’ I will begin this article with...

Ingard expands panel

Norton Home Loans has been added to Ingard's lender panel. The specialist lender will provide...

Profits up at Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has published its interim results for the six months to 30 June...

Profits up at Provident Financial

Provident Financial plc has published its interim results for the six months ended 30...

Master broker moves to application fee model

The Loans Engine is scrapping its master broker fee and replacing it with an application...

FCA outlines authorisation commitments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued commitments to firms during the authorisation process. Between...

Treasury Committee greenlights Bailey’s FCA appointment

The Treasury Committee has published its report ‘Appointment of Andrew Bailey as Chief Executive of the...

Together finalises leadership team

Together has made two further appointments to its leadership team, concluding a spate of...

Complete FS outlines its expo plans

Complete FS is to hold its 14th annual Specialist Lender Expo at the Meon...

Lloyds successful with PPI ad complaints

Lloyds Banking Group has seen complaints it made against two claims management companies upheld...

Fluent for Advisers sees post-MCD rise in seconds demand

Fluent for Advisers has reported an upward trend in new business in the months...

Freedom Finance makes senior appointments

Freedom Finance has appointed Jeff Poole as managing director of Freedom Consumer Finance and...

TFC hires key account manager for the north

TFC Homeloans has recruited Wayne Bowler as key account manager for the north of...

CSF sees 127% rise in completions

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) issued terms on £509.7m worth of business from April to...

COMMENT

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...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

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Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost?...

MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

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