Development finance

Roma Finance criteria available on Knowledge Bank

Bridging, buy-to-let and development finance lender, Roma Finance, has added its criteria to the...

Together provides £1m+ bridging loan for Manchester development

Specialist lender Together has provided a short-term loan of more than £1 million for...

SMG offers free CRM migration to other packagers

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) is offering other packagers access to its online CRM with...

LendInvest appoints fund manager

LendInvest has announced the appointment of former CBRE senior director and head of loan...

Crystal Specialist Finance partners with Beneficial network

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has been appointed to the Beneficial network panel to deliver...

Octane Capital makes sales support team appointment

Ryan Houssart has become the latest member of Octane Capital's sales support team. He joins...

First 4 Bridging adds Castle Trust to panel

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the addition of Castle Trust to...

LendInvest funds £12m development project

LendInvest has financed a £12 million development finance loan in under eight weeks, with...

Immigration policy ‘could hit real estate growth’

Oblix Capital has warned that the government’s plan for a new UK points-based immigration...

Octane Capital revises refurbishment range

Octane Capital has increased the level of works permitted from 50% up to 100%+...

Oblix Capital unveils ‘quick quote’ calculator

Specialist lender Oblix Capital has launched a new development finance ‘quick quote’ calculator. It is...

Iron Bridge Finance acquires equity provider

London-based property development lender Iron Bridge Finance has acquired a majority interest in Orlandis...

Beneficial Network adds First 4 Bridging to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has become a preferred specialist distribution provider for the Beneficial Network. This...

Roma Finance slashes bridging and development rates

Roma Finance has cut rates across its product offering. Further funding lines with Royal Bank...

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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