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Large demand for debt consolidation loans

More than 180,000 people across the UK could take out personal loans for debt...

Former igroup CEO sets up loan provider

Nava Finance Limited has secured authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), enabling Nava to...

L&G appoints home finance MD

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Steve Ellis as managing director of...

Equity release referrals “expanding rapidly”

Key Partnerships saw growth of more than 71% in 2016 with referral customers releasing...

Connect for Intermediaries launches residential permissions

Connect for Intermediaries has expanded its mortgage network proposition to now include residential permissions. The...

Londoners three times more likely to gazump

New research by bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed that property buyers...

Government reduces stake in Lloyds

The UK Treasury has reduced its stake in Lloyds Banking Group to below 5%. It...

Research project looks at ‘undersaving’

A research project by Royal London, in partnership with YouGov, has identified a possible financial...

FSCS deposit protection limit increases

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) deposit protection limit has risen, as of today (30...

Large slump in Paragon buy-to-let lending

Paragon Group saw a dramatic fall in its buy-to-let lending in the final quarter...

New structured credit facility for Together

Specialist lender Together has agreed a new facility of £90 million, targeted at funding...

Three sales appointments for Blacks Connect

Blacks Connect has made three appointments to its sales team.   Gary Little (pictured), who has...

Post-crunch high for retirement income

Those looking to retire this year are expecting to live on an average annual...

New BDM at Funding Circle

Funding Circle has appointed a new business development manager for the South West. Sarah Beard...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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