Development finance

Unprepared contractors could be hit by VAT changes

Oblix Capital has warned that major VAT changes are coming to the construction industry,...

Office move for VIBE Finance following new appointments

VIBE Finance has moved to new office premises after taking on two case managers. The...

JLM Mortgage Services unveils specialist mortgage desk for members

JLM Mortgage Services has launched Master Private Finance, a new specialist mortgage desk exclusively...

InterBay Commercial completes £16m refinance deal 

InterBay Commercial has helped a client of Vantage Finance refinance of a block of flats...

FIBA to sponsor new property sector event

The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) is to sponsor a new event in...

Arbuthnot Specialist Finance completes first deal

Arbuthnot Specialist Finance (ASFL) has completed its first loan since announcing its launch in...

Permitted development extension an opportunity for brokers

Oblix Capital has claimed that the government's announcement to extend permitted development rules, which...

Enra Group makes senior appointments

West One Loans and its parent, Enra Group, have made a number of strategic...

Mint Bridging creates separate development and bridging teams

Mint Bridging has separated out its development lending from its traditional bridging lending. It has...

Mark Sismey-Durrant to advise Oblix Capital

Oblix Capital has appointed Mark Sismey-Durrant as an independent adviser to its board.  His previous...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries provides £13m development finance

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has partnered with Mortgage Force on behalf of the latter's...

UTB partners with Barwood Capital to fund barn conversions

United Trust Bank (UTB) and the UK regional real estate specialist, Barwood Capital, have...

Together reports “solid performance” for last quarter

Together has reported that profit before tax for the first quarter of 2019 was...

Fiduciam completes £9m development deal

Fiduciam has completed a £9m development loan for student accommodation in northern England. The firm...

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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