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Bridging case study
GB Bank completes £1.5m HMO refinance for portfolio landlord
GB Bank has completed a £1.5 million HMO refinance for an experienced landlord, moving...
5 May 2026
CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case
CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...
23 April 2026
Opus First Media launches Bridging Soup
Opus First Media has expanded its specialist publishing portfolio with the launch of Bridging...
19 January 2026
Recognise Bank backs South Kensington renovation with £556k bridging loan
Recognise Bank has completed a £556,000 residential bridging loan to support the renovation of...
9 January 2026
HTB completes £4.49m advance to support South Wales portfolio share purchase
Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £4.49m advance to support the acquisition of two...
6 January 2026
Recognise Bank completes £1.825m bridge-to-term deal for London landlord
Recognise Bank has provided a £1.825m bridge-to-term facility to support an experienced London landlord...
18 December 2025
Developer opts for hybrid bridge-to-let funding to retain exit flexibility
An experienced property developer has secured a £1.8 million bridge-to-let facility from Aspen to...
18 December 2025
Bridging lender steps in to fund former AA building purchase
A specialist lender has completed a £2.275 million residential bridging loan to support the...
16 December 2025
Suros Capital lends £105,000 against luxury watches to support Spanish development
Suros Capital has provided a £105,000 loan to a property developer after agreeing secured...
11 December 2025
Aspen completes £2.55m bridge-to-let in three days
Aspen has completed a £2.55 million bridge-to-let facility on a semi-commercial Bristol development after...
10 December 2025
Paragon finances 95-home later-living scheme at Beaconsfield
Paragon Bank has agreed a £30 million facility to support Beechcroft’s delivery of 95...
9 December 2025
Aspen agrees £1,125,000 bridge to complete Clapham HMO works
Aspen has completed a £1,125,000 development exit bridge to support an experienced developer in...
3 December 2025
UTB and Brightstar deliver £200k second-charge refurb loan to keep home extension on track
United Trust Bank (UTB) and Brightstar Financial have completed a £200,000 regulated second-charge light...
26 November 2025
SDKA steps in after mid-term policy change leaves developer at risk
SDKA has provided a £180,000 residential bridging loan to support a developer whose original...
24 November 2025
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COMMENT
Homebuying
Removing friction from the homebuying journey
One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...
3 July 2026
Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects
There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...
2 July 2026
Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high
Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...
1 July 2026
How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache
We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...
1 July 2026
A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy
Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...
30 June 2026
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MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off
As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...
3 July 2026
News
Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer
A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...
3 July 2026
Buy-to-let
Renters face higher costs amid strong demand
Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...
3 July 2026
Buy-to-let
ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range
ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...
3 July 2026
PROFILES
Claire Cherrington on the opportunities ahead for mortgage clubs
Steve Caruthers on understanding how lenders operate
Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom