Development finance

UTB strengthens property development team with senior promotions

United Trust Bank has announced two senior promotions within its property development division as...

LendInvest backs £11m regeneration of historic Welsh college site

LendInvest Mortgages has provided a £10.975 million development loan to support the transformation of...

West One bolsters short-term division with quartet of strategic hires

Specialist lender West One Loans has strengthens its short-term lending division with four key...

Octopus Capital supports £13m Hampshire care home development

Octopus Capital has agreed a £13.4 million development loan to support the delivery of...

Nearly one-third of developers scaling back projects as they turn to bridging

UK property developers are increasingly leaning on bridging finance to sustain their projects amid...

Arc & Co. doubles lending volumes in year of commercial and development rebound

Specialist debt and equity advisory Arc & Co. has reported a 108% year-on-year rise...

Non-doms exit UK, fueling shifts in London’s ultra-prime property market

A growing exodus of non-domiciled residents is reshaping London’s ultra-prime housing market, with new...

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...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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Equity Release Council hires Tracy Gorbutt-Powell for risk and policy role

The Equity Release Council has appointed Tracy Gorbutt-Powell as head of risk, policy and...

Together appoints Legal and General Surveying Services as valuation partner

Specialist lender Together has appointed Legal and General Surveying Services as a key valuation...

1.3 million households facing mortgage cost shock

Around 1.3 million additional UK households are now exposed to higher mortgage costs following...

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

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