by IA Support | Feb 10, 2017 | General Lifestyle, Home Loans
The Five Minute Interview with Ian Chambers our Head of Secured Lending What is the best thing about being in the secured loan industry? Right now is a really exciting time for the secured loan industry , MCD which came into force nearly a year ago now was a... by IA Support | Jan 26, 2017 | Financial Advice, Financial Planning, General Lifestyle, Home Loans, Secured Loans
MCD- Positive PR for secured lending. It could be argued that MCD has had an overwhelmingly positive effect on the sector, many were worried about its introduction but MCD has turned out to be a bigger PR exercise than any individual firm could have carried out. The... by IA Support | Nov 2, 2016 | Financial Advice, General Lifestyle, Home Loans
A-Z of Seconds Automatic adding of fees is no more. Clients are now able to choose whether to pay fees up front or add to the loan. Binding offers. Once a lender is satisfied that the client can afford the second charge mortgage it will issue a binding offer, valid... by IA Support | Sep 22, 2016 | Financial Advice, Financial Planning, General Lifestyle, Home Loans
Latest Research from Connells Survey and Valuation has found that , during August , activity in the buy to let sector saw a surge of 12.7%- suggesting that the changes to tax and stamp duty were only a short term problem for the sector. John Bagshaw, corporate... by IA Support | Aug 24, 2016 | Financial Advice, Financial Planning, General Lifestyle
A combination of record low rates in the second charge markets and the sectors strongest growth since 2011 highlights the benefits for customers and opportunities for brokers. Customers who would potentially benefit include interest only borrowers , people who face... by IA Support | Jul 28, 2016 | Financial Advice, Financial Planning, General Lifestyle, Home Loans
What does adverse really mean? The word “adverse” has many connotations in the minds of financial advisers and mortgage brokers – to some it means lending is not possible to this type of client, to others it’s seen as an opportunity to investigate further and see if...