Parents should be able to borrow money from the government to cover childcare costs, in a similar way to student loans, a thinktank has suggested.
Equity release provider Stonehaven has temporarily suspended all new lending.
Zopa has confirmed it is in progressive talks with a number of specialist Self Invested Pension Providers to allow ‘social lending' to become an acceptable asset class for a pension.
The adviser market is being targeted by Zopa in a new campaign designed to promote awareness among IFAs of ‘social lending'.