News

V Loans to expand services following FCA permission

V Loans, the specialist secured lending arm of KR Group, has been granted full...

Asset finance market continues to grow

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show 10% growth in asset...

P2P lender expands down under

ThinCats announced the launch of joint ventures in Australia and Poland earlier this year...

Osborne’s IHT stance criticised by P2P lender

Alternative peer-to-peer lender HNW Lending has expressed its disappointment that in his Autumn Statement...

Scotland ‘paying the price’ for UK austerity

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary John Swinney has said that Scotland is...

Complete FS assisting MCI Club

Complete FS has been appointed as the specialist mortgage distribution channel for the...

SME funding boost “not enough”

SME alternative finance company Fleximize says the Autumn statement announcement to provide a near...

Chancellor reforms Stamp Duty

Stamp Duty Land Tax will be revised from midnight tonight. Chancellor George Osborne has announced...

Exeter Family Friendly unveils entry-level PMI plan

Healthcare and protection insurer Exeter Family Friendly has launched a new private medical...

The Autumn Statement in full

Mr Speaker, Four years ago, in the first Autumn Statement of this Parliament, I presented...

Autumn Statement – as it happened

The Chancellor's Autumn Statement will begin at 12.30. Stand by for live coverage and...

Seconds to break £1bn barrier next year?

The second charge loans market will more than double in size within three years,...

Funding for Lending scheme extended

The Bank of England and the Treasury have announced a one-year extension to the...

Bonds to back Scottish affordable home initiative

The Scottish government is investing £25 million next year in charitable bonds that could...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 18

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental wellbeing - and for many people across the UK, mortgage...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 16

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

Latest news

Mortgage and protection professionals urged to complete industry ED&I survey before deadline

Industry leaders are calling on mortgage and protection professionals across the UK to complete...

Paragon cuts further advance rates and lowers minimum loan to £2,000

Paragon Bank has reduced rates and simplified the application process for buy-to-let further advances,...

The Cambridge adds 80% LTV limited company holiday let deal

The Cambridge Building Society has launched a limited company buy-to-let holiday let mortgage at...

CHL Mortgages appoints London and South East BDM

CHL Mortgages has appointed Jenna Macey as business development manager for London and the...

PROFILES