News

MSL to rethink pet discount

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) is contemplating the withdrawal of its rate discount for pet...

BoE reports lending rise

Lending secured on dwellings increased by £1.7 billion in February, compared to the average...

FCA to look at time limit for complaints

In its 2014/15 business plan published this morning, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ...

Paradigm Protect to hold Twitter debate

Paradigm Protect, the newly launched protection proposition for advisory firms, is to hold a...

Saffron offers five-year BTL deals

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched two five-year fixed rate options on its buy-to-let mortgages. The...

Citizens Advice: payday lenders not treating customers fairly

Citizens Advice has revealed that payday loan customers who are struggling to repay their...

Gap between supply and demand continues to expand

House prices increased by 0.6% in March with the growth in demand outstripping supply,...

Vizolution wins software award

Vizolution has seen its screen sharing solution vScreen named Innovative Software of the Year...

5.7m mobile banking transactions taking place daily

Mobile phone banking transactions made by British customers have nearly doubled in a single...

MAS to undergo review

The government has agreed to an independent review of the Money Advice Service. The Treasury...

Land Registry: London house prices up 14% in 12 months

The February data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase...

Brightstar website cloned

Brightstar Financial has had its website cloned by fraudsters under the name of Goldenstar...

Aldermore raises commercial mortgages LTV ratio

Aldermore Bank has raised the loan to value limit from 70% to 75%...

Fall in gross remortgage lending

LMS figures reveal that monthly gross remortgage lending saw a monthly fall of 5%,...

COMMENT

The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release or a maturing interest-only case. It is now a consistent and...

What does the year hold for specialist first charge residential mortgages?

A few months into 2026, it is already clear that many borrowers continue to fall outside the criteria set by high street and mainstream...

A turning point for British Islamic home finance

A quick question for brokers: what would you do if 80% of a fast-growing community told you the market was not serving them properly? That...

Mutual sector ambition needs tech-driven scale

The Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual sector has been welcomed across financial services. Building societies continue to play a critical...

Conveyancing fees will rise and you can blame the Government

Tax is complicated and making sure you pay the right amount can be challenging - just ask MP Angela Raynor or indeed former Chancellor...

Latest news

Atom bank lowers commercial mortgage entry point to £200,000

Atom bank has reduced the minimum loan size across its commercial mortgage range to...

Air sets out Consumer Duty blueprint for later life lending advice

Air has published a new report designed to help advisers evidence later life lending...

Gen H extends New Build Boost scheme with Lovell Homes partnership

Gen H has widened its New Build Boost mortgage scheme through a new partnership...

Gatehouse trims two-year buy-to-let rental rates for expats and overseas investors

Gatehouse Bank has lowered rental rates across parts of its two-year fixed-term buy-to-let range...

PROFILES