Loans

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...

Lending “stagnant” in May

The Bank of England has reported that the number of loan approvals for house...

Together: We’ll support brokers through Brexit 

Following the uncertainty stemming from the referendum decision last week to leave the European...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands secured loan panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the addition of Prestige Finance, part of the One Savings...

Smart Money hails 8-day second charge completion

Smart Money has completed a second charge case in eight days with Optimum Credit. The specialist master broker said it demonstrated...

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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