Development finance

Bridging market defies seasonal slowdown with record Q1 performance

Britain’s bridging sector has entered 2025 on a strong footing, with the latest figures...

Assetz Capital unveils new loan product aimed at smaller developers

Assetz Capital has launched a new dedicated loan offering to meet the needs of...

HTB provides £20m+ facility for land portfolio refinancing

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a development finance facility in excess of £20m to...

Assetz Capital appoints new relationship director for London and South West

Assetz Capital has appointed Callum Ferguson as relationship director to drive growth across London...

Magnet Capital boosts lending terms

Development finance lender Magnet Capital has unveiled a series of changes to its product...

Historic Bath Press site to be transformed with Paragon funding

A landmark brownfield site in Bath is set for a major redevelopment following a...

HTB opens new Leeds office to bolster northern development finance reach

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has opened a new development finance office in Leeds, supporting...

Pluto Finance loans deliver low-carbon housing in west Wales

Pluto Finance has completed its first residential development loans in Wales, providing £8.9 million...

Assetz Capital backs final phase of 33-home scheme in County Antrim

Assetz Capital has completed a £705,000 development finance facility to support the final phase...

Masthaven Finance obtains NACFB membership

Masthaven Finance has formalised its return to the specialist lending market by joining the...

Rising new build values boosting developer margins

The gap between the cost of building new homes and their final market value...

Roma Finance unveils new commercial development product

Roma Finance has unveiled a new commercial development finance product, marking the first extension...

Pigeon secures green loan from Virgin Money for eco-focused Cheshunt industrial scheme

Pigeon, the Suffolk-based property developer and land promoter, has secured a multi-million-pound green loan...

Q&A: Neil Leitch, Hampshire Trust Bank

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Neil Leitch, managing director of development finance at...

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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