Development finance

BFS backs first-time developer

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has provided support to a fledgling developer, providing a £350,000...

First 4 Bridging adds Hampshire Trust Bank to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the addition of Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) to...

Investec provides £8m loan for Old Kent Road conversion

Investec Structured Property Finance is to provide a joint venture between Urban & Provincial...

Catalyst resumes 75% CMV bridging

Catalyst Property Finance is launching a new range of short-term finance options for standard...

Mint Bridging unveils new development products

Mint Bridging has introduced two new products designed for the building development market. For those...

Roma Finance joins Right Mortgage & Protection Network panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added specialist bridging, development and buy-to-let lender,...

VAS Panel launches project monitoring service

VAS Panel has unveiled Project Monitoring, a new service which uses its valuation panel...

Investec loans £11m for Cheshire development

Investec Structured Property Finance has announced an £11.26 million 24-month loan to Chancerygate, the...

Roma Finance joins Complete FS panel

Specialist packager, Complete FS, has added Roma Finance to its packager panel. The specialist bridging,...

Oblix Capital tech partnership minimises remote working impact

Oblix Capital has teamed up with technology firm Nivo Solutions to enable the use...

P2P lender appoints non-executive director

Peer-to-peer lender CrowdProperty has announced that John Mould, former CEO of ESF Capital &...

Roma Finance stops new business lending

Bridging, buy-to-let and development finance lender, Roma Finance, has temporarily stopped accepting new business...

Octane Capital completes four deals in past 24 hours

Octane Capital says it will continue to support its broker partners as normally as possible...

Castle Trust sees largest ever day for completions

Castle Trust has reported its biggest ever day, with completions totalling £17.7m, including two...

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Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

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Suffolk Building Society introduces higher income multiples for renters

Suffolk Building Society has increased its maximum income multiple to 5.49 for applicants with...

Iress UK delivers double-digit earnings growth in strong half-year

Iress has reported a robust first half of 2025, with its UK business delivering...

Tembo launches Lifetime ISA bonus to boost first-time buyers’ deposits

Tembo has introduced a new incentive for first-time buyers, offering a 1% bonus on...

The Coventry trims mortgage rates after Bank cut

Coventry for intermediaries is cutting mortgage rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges, with...