Lendy believes that 2017 will be the year in which the peer-to-peer sector becomes the main challenger to the traditional banks.

The lending platform feels fellow peer-to-peer companies must keep building on best practices and look to behave like mor…

THIS is the year that the peer-to-peer lending sector will move into the mainstream and become the main challenger to traditional banks, says the co-founder of property platform Lendy.

However, in order to do so, Liam Brooke urged P2P firms to contin…

Homebuyers in Scotland are steering clear of the risky mortgage frenzy amid fresh fears that many people across the UK could be over-stretching themselves.

Research published today by alternative finance provider Lendy suggests that the number of ris…

SCOTTISH homebuyers are turning their backs on the rising numbers of so-called “risky” mortgages being offered, less then a decade after the housing market crash.

Shelter Scotland, the housing and homelessness charity, said it has concerns about a 23…

The UK has seen a 23% jump in the number of ‘risky mortgages’ taken out, but Scotland has avoided a high-lending surge, according to peer-to-peer platform Lendy.

The Bank of England classes high-risk mortgages as those lent at 4.5 times or more than …