David Binney, head of sales at Norton Home Loans, says the best specialist lenders are here to support any broker who’s ready to take second charges seriously, whether it’s...

The lender has also reduced the minimum income requirement to £40,000 for customers seeking to borrow at 4.5x LTI and above.

More than a third of people declined for a mortgage were never referred to a specialist lender despite being eligible.

Brickflow has partnered with BloomSmith to deliver VAT bridging loans for commercial property purchases.

The lender has expanded its national coverage with the appointment of Sophie Jones-Trutwein.

All rates now start with a 9.

James Gillam, managing director at Pure Panel Management, says the second charge sector is no longer a side plot, it's the story.

Broka joins NACFB as a partner, offering brokers access to 250+ lenders in one sourcing platform.

Gavin Diamond, CEO of Inspired Lending, says the sector is now seeing a greater share of schemes that are more ambitious and more complex in both scope and execution.

David has held previous roles at Hampshire Trust and Oblix Capital.