News

Second charge market returns to growth

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that second charge mortgage new business...

April asset finance market up by 80%

Total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 80% in...

Four-day completion for Octane’s £900k bridging case

Octane Capital has completed a £900,000 bridging loan for a client of Mortgages for Business...

Fluent Money partners with NerdWallet

Fluent Money Group is to work with NerdWallet as its exclusive partner for secured...

LMS sees improvement in all remortgage market health indicators

LMS has published its latest Remortgage Healthcheck Index, produced in partnership with the Centre...

Roma Finance unveils sustainability competition for schools

Specialist lender, Roma Finance, has launched an environmental sustainability competition for UK schools, in...

Octane Capital completes its largest loan to date

Octane Capital has provided a £17.35m five-year buy-to-let facility, its largest and most complex loan...

Aldermore provides £1.3m facility for drive-thru development

Aldermore bank has provided a £1.3 million commercial development finance loan to Cookridge Estates...

First Homes scheme launches with 30% discount

The government's First Homes scheme has launched today, with discounted houses for local people...

Virgin Money re-offers 95% LTV on shared ownership

Virgin Money has relaunched its 95% LTV shared ownership deals. It has also unveiled a...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts select residential rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has lowered the rates on a number of mortgages by up...

Nivo to drive Black & White Bridging’s digital transformation

Black & White Bridging has chosen Nivo to introduce an app-based application process to...

Together lowers commercial bridging rates

Specialist lender Together has reduced rates, increased LTVs and doubled maximum loan sizes of its...

Mojo Mortgages appoints director of mortgages

Online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages has announced the appointment of Cassie Stephenson as its...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Remortgage searches rise 7% in July

Residential remortgage searches increased by 7% during July as purchase and buy-to-let activity weakened,...

LEASE launches lease extension cost tool

The Leasehold Advisory Service has launched a free online tool enabling leaseholders to check...

Vida mortgage lending more than doubles to £840m

Vida Group Holdings increased gross mortgage lending to £840m during the first half of...

Affordability blocking housing recovery

Improving confidence is encouraging buyers back into the housing market but affordability remains the...

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