Development finance

UTB makes three property development sales appointments

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed three new property development directors and managers. Neil Birse...

Fiduciam backs first-time developer with £1.2m loan

Fiduciam has supported a first-time developer in Southampton with a £1.26m development loan at...

Hope Capital funds £1.1m Lancaster pub conversion

Hope Capital has completed a £1.1 million commercial loan on a former pub complex...

Spring Finance begins bridging finance pilot

Second charge lending specialist, Spring Finance, has launched a bridging pilot scheme. With an offering...

Fiduciam lent £19m for student accommodation in February

Fiduciam provided £19.4 million of funding for student accommodation across Europe in the last...

Hodge unveils new commercial investment product

Hodge has launched a new commercial investment finance product aimed at experienced property investors...

Hodge expands asset class appetite

Hodge is making changes to its residential development loans to include lending on the...

CrowdProperty funds £9m GDV Somerset scheme

CrowdProperty has completed the financing of a £9.05m GDV development project in Somerset, agreeing...

Saxon Trust unveils new development exit products

Saxon Trust has introduced its new Market & Sell and Finish & Sell development...

Brokers say development finance “hotter” than bridging

Nearly half of brokers operating in the specialist lending space think development finance is...

Investec provides £35m for South London student development

Investec Real Estate has provided Tribe, a London and Southeast-focused student housing developer, with...

Alternative Bridging expands sales team

Alternative Bridging Corporation has bolstered its field sales operation with the appointment of Jon...

UTB funds £30m South London development

United Trust Bank (UTB) is funding a £30m mixed use residential and commercial development...

BFS predicts 20% national growth in coming months

Short term lender, Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS), has doubled its lending over the past...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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