LIGHTHOUSE Invicta, based near Sevenoaks, has launched a mortgage and finance service to complement the company's range of wealth management and financial planning concepts.

Invicta Mortgage & Insurance Services offers mortgage solutions, extending to general insurance products and assistance with all types of personal and commercial finance, including personal and secured loans.

Daniel Preston has been appointed senior mortgage consultant. He has more than 17 years' experience in the mortgage and personal finance sector with building societies and financial services companies in the South East. He said: "With prevailing low interest rates, there continues to be much activity in the market where people are looking to buy a second property as a rental or investment opportunity."

Lighthouse Invicta is part of Lighthouse Group Plc, an AIM-listed company providing support services to independent financial advisers across the UK.