Development finance

Masthaven joins TMA Club’s lender panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of Masthaven to its lender panel. This arrangement...

Oblix Capital hires pair of BDMs

Oblix Capital has announced two BDM appointments to cover London and the South.   Both...

Record quarter for Mantra Capital

Boutique commercial finance consultancy Mantra Capital has reported that March was its biggest ever month for...

Government urged to improve access to finance for property SMEs

LendInvest is calling on the UK government to forge better partnerships with the alternative...

Aldermore funds £6m commercial property development facility

Acre Invest has agreed a £6.27m funding package with Aldermore, to build a large...

Black Book Finance arranges £5m Shawbrook development facility

Shawbrook Bank's development finance team has supported another new funding facility working alongside Black...

ASTL members less positive about long-term prospects for UK economy

Members of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) continue to be confident about...

Don’t fall into the luxury property trap

With all of the talk of the housing shortage in the UK, it seems...

FIBA to introduce ‘Live Deal Room’ to regional events

The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that April's regional events come with...

92% of brokers expect 2018 bank rate rise

A poll by United Trust Bank of brokers and intermediaries working in the fields...

Strong final quarter of 2017 for ASTL members

In the final three months of 2017, members of the ASTL lent £319.4 million...

LendInvest funds £5.5 million development deal

LendInvest has provided a £5.5 million loan to experienced borrower, Ross Harper, to fund...

Iron Bridge Finance hires head of underwriting

Iron Bridge Finance has announced the appointment of Gareth Ward as head of underwriting. Ward...

LendInvest unveils product transition process

LendInvest has launched a new process for development finance borrowers to move easily between...

COMMENT

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...

Your clients have already asked AI

The FCA published research on 27 August showing that 56% of 18- to 40-year-olds who hold or are considering investments say they trust AI...

The technology that matters doesn’t make the decision

We have a tendency when talking about mortgage technology to start with what it can automate. How many documents can it process, how quickly can...

Latest news

Propertymark warns Scottish mansion tax could restrict housing market

Propertymark has warned plans for a Scottish “mansion tax” could make it harder for...

Berkeley calls for stamp duty overhaul to kick-start housing market

Berkeley Group has called on the Government to slash stamp duty for first-time buyers...

Stronger UK growth adds to interest rate uncertainty

Stronger-than-expected UK economic growth has added another complication to the outlook for interest rates...

Tipton expands Credit Plus range with second tier

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has added a second tier to its Credit Plus...

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