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Second charge volumes fall by over one-third

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that second charge mortgage new business...

14% fall in asset finance new business in October

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that total asset finance new business...

Covid: landlords want government support 

A new survey has found that landlords are feeling abandoned by the government during...

Paragon introduces larger loan deal

Paragon Bank has launched a new five-year fixed rate for larger buy-to-let loans. The new...

The Leeds relaunches fee-free buy-to-let mortgages

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a new range of fee-free buy-to-let mortgages. The pair...

TMA unveils pair of new compliance packages

TMA Club has launched two new compliance packages to provide regulatory support options to...

House prices up 7.6% year-on-year

Halifax has revealed that house prices in November were 1.2% higher than in October,...

Countrywide Surveying Services partners with homeless charity

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has joined up with homeless charity Lifeshare to donate £5...

Pepper Money allows brokers to manage valuations

Pepper Money has given brokers to opportunity to instruct their own valuations, in a...

Landbay ups buy-to-let LTVs to 80%

Buy-to-let lender, Landbay, has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) from 75% to...

More2life joins MCI later life panel

MCI mortgage club has announced that more2life has become the sixth lender to join...

Eamonn Holmes new face of equity release TV ad campaign

Equity release adviser, Age Partnership, has secured Eamonn Holmes to front its marketing campaign...

Deposit most popular reason for equity release gifting

Older homeowners used their property wealth to gift £530m to family and friends during...

L&G unveils digital-first group protection proposition

Legal & General Insurance has partnered with Salary Finance to launch Protect; a mobile-first,...

COMMENT

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

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Hinckley & Rugby widens mortgage criteria for borrowers with past credit problems

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a specialist mortgage range for borrowers who...

Andy Rowe leaves Zephyr after restructuring

Andy Rowe has left his position as head of sales at Zephyr Homeloans after...

TPFG financial services revenue rises to £13m

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) increased financial services revenue by 10% to £13m during...

Finance confidence improves despite economic gloom

Confidence across the finance and leasing industry improved during the second quarter despite most...

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