Development finance

Optimum Commercial appoints national sales director

Optimum Commercial has appointed Chris Duckworth to the position of national sales director. Duckworth (pictured) has...

Enterprise Finance adds Roma Finance to panel

Enterprise Finance has added bridging, development and buy-to-let lender Roma Finance to its panel. ...

Glenhawk appoints CFO and finance director

Glenhawk has announced the appointments of Andrew Townsend as chief financial officer (CFO) and...

Aspen’s desktop valuation saves development exit

Aspen Bridging has completed a £150,000 development exit bridging loan on a remote property...

Funding 365 unveils development finance product

Bridging lender Funding 365 has moved into development finance with the launch of its...

Two new hires for UTB

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed a new director and manager in its development...

LendInvest unveils new structured property finance team

LendInvest has launched a new structured property finance team in order to provide a...

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...

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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,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

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