Development finance

Paragon provides £25.5m development funding package

Watford Riverwell (Family Housing) LLP, a joint venture between Watford Borough Council and Kier...

New Shawbrook podcast on bridging and PDR

Shawbrook Bank has issued a new A conversation with Shawbrook podcast episode. It is hosted by...

Loans Warehouse joins MAB specialist broker panel

Specialist broker Loans Warehouse has been added Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB) new specialist broker...

Specialist lender boosts credit team

Atelier Capital Partners has had made two appointments to its credit team. Former head of...

London Credit introduces new refurb deal

London Credit has launched a 'fast' refurbishment product. The Fast & Flexible Refurb allows for...

Nick Jones joins West One Loans

West One Loans has welcomed Nick Jones as its new sales director. In his new role,...

UTB starts offering Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) facilities

United Trust Bank (UTB) has begun offering Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) facilities of up...

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...

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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

Stamp duty deters half of over-65s from moving

Half of over-65s see stamp duty as a barrier to moving home, despite 58%...

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