Specialist lender increased loans to landlords by almost two-thirds the six months to March
November 2014
Market Forces blog
Balfour Beatty boosted by hopes of revival or new bid, while FTSE drifts higher
Market Forces blog
Serco slides another 9% on cash call concerns but FTSE heads for another weekly gain
May 2014
Market Forces blog
FTSE records biggest daily fall for five weeks on Vodafone and Marks disappointment
Poor company results and fall in retail shares sends leading index lower
December 2012
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Poor US manufacturing data takes shine off markets but Cable & Wireless Communications climbs after disposal
Caution returns after initial enthusiasm as US index shows manufacturing fell back in November
November 2012
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FTSE edges higher after early losses, with InterContinental lifted by hotel sale hopes
Market Forces blog
Homeserve cuts UK business as regulator's probe into insurer continues
September 2010
Paragon restarts buy-to-let lending with £200m credit facility
Market Forces blog
Qinetiq drops 2% on spending cut concerns
May 2010
Paragon restarts buy-to-let lending
Paragon, the lender that issued 10% of landlord mortgages before the crunch, is going back into the buy-to-let market
September 2008
What can Resolution buy for £5bn?
The £5bn war chest being assembled by UK entrepreneur Clive Cowdery will give him the muscle to reshape a large swath of the country's financial services sector
July 2008
Buy-to-let lender in takeover talks
Paragon shares surged more than 30% today after the buy-to-let lender confirmed it was in takeover talks, thought to be with US private equity group Blackstone. By Julia Kollewe
April 2008
Credit woes pinch mortgage lender's profits
Buy-to-let lender Paragon blames global credit market crisis and admits that its lending has fallen by half
March 2008
Buy-to-let lending halved, says Paragon
Mortgage bank Paragon admits that funding problems as a result of the global credit crunch will halve its lending to buy-to-let customers. By Julia Kollewe
January 2008
Paragon taps shareholders for £287m
Shares in buy-to-let lender Paragon plunge 40%
November 2007
Market forces
Soaring oil price adds to credit crunch gloom
A fresh bout of worries about the credit crunch and the continuing strength of the price of oil pushed the FTSE 100 into negative territory for the year
Credit gloom sends banks slipping and Rock sliding
· US treasury secretary says 2008 will be worse · Barclays, RBS, Lloyds and Paragon under cloud
Pressure builds on banks as buy-to-let lender says it may collapse in months
Paragon stock falls 39% after it warns of lending freeze, while a bid for Northern Rock could offer investors just 1p a share
August 2007
Average English house price will top £300,000 in five years, says study
· More parents will have to pay children's mortgages · 40% rise to bring more grief for first-time buyers
