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...

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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