Development finance

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...

SME survey launched to gauge policy impact on mortgage market and housing delivery

A new ‘State of Play’ survey will assess how Labour’s first year in power...

Investec provides £54.6m for office-to-residential conversions

Investec has arranged a £54.6 million club facility for Signal Capital Partners to support...

Zenzic Development Finance triples loan capacity with £45m facility

Zenzic Development Finance has secured a three-year funding line of up to £45 million...

TAB joins BDLA

TAB has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) as a lender member. Founded...

Catalyst enters development finance market

Catalyst has launched a new senior ground-up development finance product, marking its formal entry...

Britain’s boldest developer hits the road: John Caudwell Joins Peking to Paris Rally

John Caudwell, Founder of luxury developer Caudwell, and arguably Britain’s most daring developer, is...

HTB unveils Portfolio Edge to tackle portfolio refinance challenges for brokers

Hampshire Trust Bank has launched Portfolio Edge, a new structured lending product aimed at...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...

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