Development finance

CrowdProperty appoints Steve Deutsch as CEO

CrowdProperty has announced the appointment of Steve Deutsch as its new chief executive officer...

Pivot welcomes NED to leadership team

Specialist development finance lender Pivot has announced the addition of Graham Emmett to its leadership...

Pluto Finance provides £15.4m loan for Wiltshire housing development expansion

Pluto Finance has completed a £15.4 million loan to Backhouse Housing for Phase 2...

Assetz Capital to increase focus on London and South East dev finance

Assetz Capital has revealed that it is extending its focus in London and the...

Inspired Lending finances Cornish MUFB purchase and refurb

Inspired Lending has provided a £1.07 million facility for the purchase and refurbishment of...

Navigating the unregulated bridging market: trends and opportunities

The unregulated bridging finance sector has traditionally catered to three primary needs: developer exit...

UTB and Iron Bridge Finance partner over £10m development

United Trust Bank (UTB) Property Development has worked with Iron Bridge Finance to fund...

Pivot hires head of credit

Pivot has appointed Chris King as head of credit. King (pictured) has worked in banking...

The curse of source of funds and are we double-whamming the client?

It used to be all about the deal, the borrower, and the property: financial...

Reward Funding provides £315k boost to NE developers

A pair of entrepreneurs are launching a new property development business following £315,000 finance...

HTB finances £3.93m pre-let commercial development

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has funded a £3.93 million development finance loan to finance...

Our journey in 2024’s bridging market

As we close the chapter on 2024, the UK bridging finance sector has demonstrated...

Funding 365 reveals new head of relationship management

Funding 365 has announced the promotion of Allegra Sykes to head of relationship management. Sykes...

HTB provides £11m loan for student flats scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £10.92 million development finance facility to fund...

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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