Saving Stream and Lendy have merged and will now combine operations under the Lendy platform; the platform will focus on property development lending and plans to triple its loan issuance in 2017; Paul Riddell, head of marketing and communications at Lendy had the following comments regarding the merger, "Unifying our lender and borrower brands together under one banner – and on a single online platform – is a step that allows us to streamline our process and make our offering simpler for the entire market." Source
The Telegraph explores performance on Lendy Finance, previously known as Saving Stream; outlines specific properties that have struggled and that almost 25% of loans are outside original terms; Lendy states that just 14.5% of its loan book is in default and is in line with the wider bridging and development finance market; the property lender’s loan book now totals £300 million. Source