Development finance

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...

Making the most of Permitted Development

There is no doubt that since Permitted Development schemes were introduced in 2020, landlords...

Paragon provides £22.6m development finance for student scheme

Student accommodation provider Study Inn Group has secured a £22.6 million finance facility from...

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...

Latest news

Together expands second charge range into commercial sector

Together has launched a new suite of commercial and semi-commercial second charge products as...

HTB launches ‘Flow’ range with rates from 5.54%

Hampshire Trust Bank has introduced ‘Flow’ - a new buy-to-let tier with rates starting...

Afin waives legal fees on remortgages in broker push

Afin Bank is offering free legal fees on remortgage applications submitted before the end...

Conveyancing delays blamed by 65% of buyers

More than six in ten homebuyers say conveyancing is the biggest cause of delays...

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