News

Secured Loan Club established

A club focused on supporting brokers and networks in the sale of secured loans...

UK equity release sector is “growing rapidly”

The average equity release loan last year was the largest in 15 years as...

Brightstar in ‘down valuation’ offer

Brightstar Financial has responded to introducers' reports about the threat to clients' hopes of...

Masthaven Secured Loans cuts rates while loan sizes rise

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has revamped its core product range, with increased loan sizes...

Complete FS wins packager award

Complete FS has been voted Best Packager for 2013 by GE Money. The award,...

L&G offers group protection calculator

Legal & General has unveiled a new online group protection calculator. It provides "instant" quotations...

BM Solutions plans weekend system outage

BM Solutions says its systems will be unavailable on Sunday for IS and Mortgages. The...

Landlords looking towards new purchases

The latest Mortgages for Business' Complex Buy to Let Index has found that choice...

30% year-on-year increase in FTB completions

The latest First Time Buyer Opinion Barometer from LSL Property Services has found that...

Tenants faced with higher rents in North East and Wales

The UK rental market ended last year strongly with the average asking rent peaking...

Average amount of retirees’ debt continues to fall

17% of those planning to retire this year will have debts outstanding, averaging £24,800...

Remortgaging sees strong finish to 2013

Monthly gross remortgage lending increased by £61 million in December, to £4.16 billion, according...

New 95% LTV fixes from the Nationwide

Nationwide Building Society is launching two new two-year fixed rates at 95% loan to...

Strong year for Metro Bank

Metro Bank has reported that its total assets grew by 145% over 2013. The institution,...

COMMENT

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...

The conveyancing power of sales-ready packs

Conveyancing is stressful – and I'm not just talking about the poor customer experience. From a turnaround time of around eight weeks back in...

Cloud is not about where you host technology, it’s about how

When lenders talk about cloud, the discussion often begins – quite reasonably – with control. Where will the data sit? How will resilience be...

AI, mortgages and the human need we can’t ignore

There is lots of talk about technology with cloud-native and artificial intelligence just some of the buzzwords of today’s dinner parties and conferences. There is...

Latest news

Market Financial Solutions applies for administration

Market Financial Solutions has confirmed it has made an application to the court to...

Market Harborough gains B Corp certification in boost to specialist lending credentials

Market Harborough Building Society has secured B Corp certification, marking a significant endorsement of...

FCA register saw 3,331 new firms in H2 as overall numbers edge lower

More than 9,000 individuals joined the FCA Register in the second half of 2025,...

Stamp Duty receipts climb to £899m in subdued January market

Homebuyers handed over £899m in Stamp Duty Land Tax in January, despite the traditionally...

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