Development finance

New short-term lender launches

Atelier Capital Partners has launched into the short-term lending and development finance market with...

MBO at Signature Private Finance

Signature Private Finance's CEO Tony Gilbertson and his senior management team, have completed a...

Bridging Finance Solutions backs first-time developer in Wirral

Bridging Finance Solutions has supported a small, first time developer with its latest deal. The...

Affirmative steps in to save deal

Bridging and development lender Affirmative has helped a borrower secure time-sensitive funding following the...

Octane Capital cuts rates in reaction to election result

Octane Capital has reduced its risk rating given the improved outlook for the UK...

Brightstar and Castle Trust partner for £8m exit deal

Brightstar Financial has completed an £8m development exit loan on an apartment block, in...

Bridging Finance Solutions lends £1.32m for kiln redevelopment

Bridging Finance Solutions is backing a large-scale redevelopment of a 10,500sq ft former kiln...

Roma Finance provides £716k for re-bridge

Roma Finance has provided 100% funding for a customer to acquire a development site...

Aspen Bridging steps in to save semi-commercial investment

Aspen Bridging has completed a 72.5% LTV semi-commercial bridging loan on a London property...

James Bloom leaves Masthaven

James Bloom, managing director of short-term lending at Masthaven, has left the lender. A spokesperson...

Commercial landlords reveal areas for opportunity in UK

Commercial landlords believe the North of England and the East Midlands will provide the...

BFS maintains Merseyside presence during growth period

Wirral-based Bridging Finance Solutions has continued to consolidate its presence within Merseyside, with 25%...

Together provides £7m for housing development

Together has agreed a £7 million funding facility for a luxury family-orientated homes development...

Roma Finance completes its largest ever case

Roma Finance has provided a loan of £1.85m in its largest ever case. The loan...

COMMENT

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more important question is what the debate tells us about the...

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Target Group posts record client satisfaction score

Target Group has reported its highest client satisfaction score to date, six months after...

Four-month fall in sales agreed signals weaker mortgage market

Mortgage lenders face a potentially weaker final quarter after property sales agreed fell by...

HSBC to raise residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is increasing mortgage rates across much of its residential and buy-to-let range...

Cumberland expands school money workshops into second year

The Cumberland Building Society is extending its financial education programme for primary school children...

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