Development finance

NACFB chief to step down

Adam Tyler, chief executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), has announced...

Fortwell Capital backs five large developments

Fortwell Capital has provided over £50 million of funding in one week, including £30...

New BDM for United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank (UTB) has recruited Steve Grant as a new property finance business...

LendInvest Development Finance counts the miles

LendInvest has revealed that its development finance team has travelled over 2,500 miles in...

Major rebrand for short-term lender

Dragonfly Property Finance has rebranded to Octopus Property. Octopus Property is the newest division of...

BFS revamps development finance package

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has restructured and relaunched a finance package designed specifically for...

Specialist finance requires specialists

There is much talk of specialist lending within the marketplace at present and it’s...

Brightstar launches HNW division

Brightstar Financial has announced the launch of Sirius Private Clients, a new division that will...

Bridging packager sees 30-40% business uplift

First 4 Bridging says it has seen a 30-40% increase in broker enquiries on bridging...

LendInvest unveils Property Development Academy

LendInvest has launched the LendInvest Property Development Academy, a new initiative designed to teach aspiring...

Government urged to help SME developers

LendInvest has called on the government to do more overcome the challenges and obstacles facing property...

New high for SME lending

Small business lending hit an all-time high over the past 12 months, according to...

Fall in construction output

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that in July 2016, output in...

Roma Finance unveils new products and lower rates

Following the announcement of a new multi-million pound funding line, Roma Finance is passing this cheaper cost of...

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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