Development finance

Octane Capital reaches £1bn lending milestone

Octane Capital has passed £1bn of completions in the four years since its launch...

Record month for Roma Finance

Roma Finance has reported a record month in May, reporting a 50% increase in...

Roma Finance unveils sustainability competition for schools

Specialist lender, Roma Finance, has launched an environmental sustainability competition for UK schools, in...

Aldermore provides £1.3m facility for drive-thru development

Aldermore bank has provided a £1.3 million commercial development finance loan to Cookridge Estates...

Aspen provides development exit bridge for Passivhaus scheme

Aspen has completed a £4.55m development exit bridge on one of the UK’s first...

Black Book Finance closes £10.25m facility

Black Book Finance has arranged a £10.25m senior debt facility with Puma Property Finance,...

Signature introduces product to help developments complete

Signature Property Finance has introduced a new product aimed at developers struggling to complete...

Funding 365 slashes light development rates

Funding 365 has cut rates on its light development product. Interest now starts at 0.64%...

Alternative Bridging Corporation hires BDM for Midlands & North

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added to its business development manager (BDM) team with the...

Apsen breaks own monthly completion record

Aspen Bridging has recorded a new monthly completions record, lending £23m in April 2021. ...

Four new hires for Mint Property Finance

Specialist finance lender, Mint Property Finance, has recruited four individuals across four business areas. Stephen...

Brian West joins Pivot

Brian West has been appointed as Pivot's new head of commercial operations and marketing. Pivot...

UTB joins MCI lender panel

United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the latest lender to join MCI Club's lender...

Sirius bolsters development division

Sirius Property Finance has appointed Devraj Ray as a senior associate in its development division. Ray...

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

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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