Development finance

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes,...

HTB backs later-living community with £13.3m refinance deal

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £13.3 million facility to support the refinance and...

Assetz Capital drops development finance rates

Assetz Capital has reduced its headline development finance rate for the third time in...

HTB backs second phase of North East housing scheme with £3.6m funding

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has agreed a £3.6m development finance facility to support the...

Property investors remain committed to bridging and development finance

Three-quarters of UK property investors plan to continue using bridging or development finance over...

Arc & Co. secures £15.75m HTB facility for Old Street airspace scheme

Specialist adviser Arc & Co. has arranged a £15.75m facility from Hampshire Trust Bank...

Pluto Finance opens Edinburgh office to back Scottish developers

Pluto Finance has opened its first UK regional office in Edinburgh as the private...

Q&A: Nathan Wilson, Inspired Lending

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Nathan Wilson, lending manager at Inspired Lending. Mortgage Soup...

Catalyst Property Finance acquired by Foundation’s sister company

Specialist lender Catalyst Property Finance has been acquired by The FHL Group, the sister...

London Credit provides £4m development loan for South West London scheme 

London Credit has completed a tailored development finance facility to support the transformation of...

SMEs welcome transport infrastructure boost as key to unlocking regional growth

The government’s £92 billion investment in road and rail projects across England has been...

Flipping falls to 12-year low as stamp duty hikes squeeze investor margins

The number of homes flipped across England and Wales has fallen to its lowest...

HTB hire to bolster development finance team in London and the South

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Liam Mullans as lending director for London and...

Pluto Finance appoints Eduardo Martin to lead Iberian expansion

Pluto Finance has announced the appointment of Eduardo Martin as lending director for Iberia,...

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A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

AI won’t replace mortgage brokers – but those who don’t adapt could be left behind, say industry leaders

Artificial intelligence is set to transform the mortgage industry but it won’t replace the role of the broker, according to a panel of sector...

Why the mortgage industry must digitise for the customer, not just for compliance

Home buyers today can manage their finances, verify their ID and even order a sofa for next-day delivery all from their phones. Yet when...

The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by estate agents wasn’t so much a revelation as it was...

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MAB sees revenues rise 19% as adviser productivity strengthens

Mortgage Advice Bureau has posted a robust trading update for the first half of...

Rightmove mortgage revenues double as digital growth strategy pays off

Rightmove has more than doubled the size of its mortgages business in the first...

Market Harborough eases stress tests to support wider range of residential borrowers

Market Harborough Building Society has announced a relaxation of its interest rate stress testing...

CHL Mortgages cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 32bps

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has unveiled sweeping rate cuts across its buy-to-let mortgage range,...