Development finance

Trio of new broker BDMs for Together

Together has appointed three new business development managers to cover the North East, London...

Record results for Roma

Roma Finance has reported its most successful half year results. In the year to 30 June...

Sirius Property Finance expands team

Sirius Property Finance, a division of Brightstar, is expands its London office. The business works...

AOBP completes executive committee make-up

The Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) has appointed a fourth new member, Jordan McBriar,...

Martin Gilsenan joins development finance lender

Martin Gilsenan has joined Iron Bridge Finance as its new director of sales. He will report...

Bridging introducer partners with Brightstar

Bridging Loan Hub will act as an introducer to Brightstar Financial for bridging, development and...

Brokers working longer hours than average UK employee

 United Trust Bank research has established that 47% of brokers operating in the fields...

Octopus Property launches latest resi development product

Octopus Property has introduced a new, lower priced residential development finance product. Priced at 0.54%...

We need Glastonbury all over the country

Whether you made it down to Worthy Farm for Glastonbury 2017, or simply soaked...

Preparing for a change of plan

As the saying goes, preparation is the key to success. If the last year...

Amicus backs high-profile Liverpool developments

Property firm Primesite Developments has enlisted specialist finance company Amicus to enable the advancement...

NACFB appoints CEO

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has announced the appointment of Graham...

Black Book Finance launches white-labelled service

Black Book Finance has announced the launch of a white-labelled version, called Beaufort Capital Solutions....

LendInvest recruits second Northern BDM

LendInvest has appointed its second business development manager (BDM) for Northern England. Sophie Mitchell-Charman...

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...

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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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