Development finance

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,...

Specialist Hub enlists industry veterans in strategic consultancy push

Specialist Hub has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of two well-known industry...

Word On The Street appoints new partner

Specialist finance broker Word On The Street has strengthened its leadership team with the...

Precise provides £2m developer exit loan for high-end Wirral scheme

Specialist lender Precise has provided a £2m developer exit facility to refinance a luxury...

LendInvest hires chief commercial officer

LendInvest Mortgages has named John Eastgate as its new chief commercial officer. Eastgate (pictured) joins...

Alternative Bridging provides £1.15m revolving facility for York development

Alternative Bridging Corporation has completed a £1.15 million Alternative Overdraft facility to support the...

Catalyst Property Finance named Patron Lender of NACFB

Catalyst Property Finance has been appointed as a Patron Lender of the National Association...

Paragon Bank backs sustainable Surrey scheme with £6.97m loan

A brownfield site in the Surrey village of Dunsfold is to be transformed into...

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...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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LHV Bank passes £500m loan book milestone as assets top £1bn

LHV Bank has surpassed £500m in its active loan book and crossed £1bn in...

FCA warns of surge in impersonation scams as fraudsters target older victims

Almost 5,000 reports of fraudsters impersonating the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) were made in...

AS Financial rebrands to showcase growth beyond mortgages

AS Financial, the London-based financial advisory firm, has unveiled a bold new brand identity...

Reward Funding passes lending milestone

Reward Funding has passed the £350m loan book milestone for the first time in...