Specialist

In praise of the accountant

In the world of professional services there are few more important needs than a...

New appointments at Roma Finance

Roma Finance has appointed Steve Baker, previously managing director (retail) at Together Money, as...

Brokers being hit by delays post-MCD

Bridging lender MTF’s latest Broker Sentiment Survey has revealed that delays to mortgage applications...

New BDM for bridging firm

Bridging Finance Solutions has expanded its business development team with the appointment of Sue Barron. Barron...

Together finalises leadership team

Together has made two further appointments to its leadership team, concluding a spate of...

ASTL grows associate member numbers

Valuation Audit Services (VAS) has become the Association of Short Term Lenders' (ASTL) latest...

Strong six months for Signature

Short-term property finance provider Signature Private Finance has reported a trebling of its loan...

Hope Capital grows lending by 50%

Hope Capital has increased its lending by 50% in the first half of 2016,...

Complete FS outlines its expo plans

Complete FS is to hold its 14th annual Specialist Lender Expo at the Meon...

CSF sees 127% rise in completions

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) issued terms on £509.7m worth of business from April to...

Brokers reveal most important factors in a lender

Turnaround times and support from business development managers (BDMs) are the most important factors...

Bridging the Brexit gap

Despite the sense of growing uncertainty in the light of Britain’s shock Brexit vote,...

Roma Finance secures RBS funding line

Roma Finance has secured a major three-year revolving credit facility and securitisation from The Royal Bank...

FSE London registration begins

Registration to attend the Financial Services Expo (FSE) London is now open. The event will take...
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COMMENT

Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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Appointments

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
News

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
News

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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