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Asset finance market reports further growth in May

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance...

BFS now writing one in five of all invoice finance deals

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) made £220m in funding available to UK businesses during the...

LendInvest grows originations by over 90%

LendInvest has reported that its total loan originations were up by 91% to £536...

Modest growth in second charge mortgage volumes

There was £88 million of new business conducted in May, according to the Finance...

Fluent Money develops later life lending subsidiary

Fluent Money Group (FMG) has appointed Aaron Conlon as managing director of newly formed...

Platform cuts Help to Buy rates

Platform has reduced the interest on select Help to Buy mortgages. The range from the intermediary...

Together unveils 3.59% Prime Plus mortgage

Together has launched its lowest ever residential mortgage rate. The rate for the new two-year...

Annual house price growth remains flat

Halifax has reported that house prices continue to remain broadly flat, with the annual...

New Leek United discount deals from 1.24%

Leek United has launched a new range of mortgage products. New deals include the following: A...

Shawbrook appoints head of networks

Caroline Mirakian, formerly of Metro Bank, has joined Shawbrook Bank as head of networks...

ASTL reveals members’ Q1 lending figures

In Q1 2018, members of the ASTL lent £386.1 million worth of development loans,...

L&G unveils new employer benefits hub

Legal & General has announced the launch of its new benefits hub, designed to...

Oblix funds £4.5m exit for Thistle Finance developer

Thistle Finance has completed £4.5m exit facility on a residential development in Gosport through...

Charles McDowell to join Hampshire Trust Bank

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Charles McDowell as managing director...
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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...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...
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Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...
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L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...
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West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

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