News

Pepper Money to acquire second charge lender

Pepper Money has finalised the terms to acquire 100% of the second charge lender,...

Glenhawk makes BDM and analyst appointments

Glenhawk has announced the appointments of Harleigh French as business development associate and Nicholas...

Strong growth for asset finance market

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new...

Oblix Capital completes £3.36m permitted development bridge

Oblix Capital has finalised a £3.36 million permitted development (PD bridge) situated in Leicester. The...

Aldermore football tournament raises over £13k

Aldermore, together with veteran football commentator, John Motson, hosted its annual charity football tournament...

Metro Bank offers first Master’s-level apprenticeship in banking

Metro Bank has partnered with business school, Cranfield School of Management, to launch an...

Second charge volumes up 6%

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that the second charge market saw...

Saffron for Intermediaries joins TMA panel

TMA Club is expanding its offering by adding Saffron for Intermediaries to its range of...

New development finance guide published for SME house builders

A new guide by UK Finance and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has...

House prices fall for second consecutive month

Halifax has reported that house prices fell by 1.4% in September, the second consecutive...

L&G Business Quality Awards submission deadline extended

Legal & General has announced an extension for entry submissions to its 8th Annual...

Lloyds hit with legal directions for PPI breaches

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued Lloyds Banking Group with legal directions...

CAL to provide conveyancing service for Hunters

ULS Technology, the provider of online B2B platforms for the UK conveyancing and financial...

JLM raises over £2,500 for charities

JLM Giving, the charitable arm of JLM Mortgage Services, the mortgage and protection network,...
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COMMENT

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How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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LSL Financial Services appoints interim managing director

LSL Financial Services has appointed Piotr Nowosad as interim managing director to lead its...
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