Development finance

Dragonfly backing new Fusion Residential development

Dragonfly Property Finance has funded the purchase, by design house Fusion Residential, of a site...

UTB makes new board appointment

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Jonathan Ayres as chief financial officer...

UTB unveils two new development finance products

United Trust Bank has launched two new products designed to simplify the financial side of...

NACFB outlines commercial expo plans

The NACFB’s Commercial Finance Expo (CFE) is now open for bookings. The seventh annual expo...

Dragonfly expands BDM team

Dragonfly Property Finance has added two more external business development managers (BDMs) to its...

Shawbrook cuts Residential Refurbishment rates

Shawbrook Bank has made a number of pricing and criteria changes to its Residential Refurbishment (RR) range. This follows the...

Together in major recruitment drive

Specialist lender Together is holding an open evening at its head office in Cheadle on...

Dragonfly celebrates best ever month

Dragonfly Property Finance has revealed that it had its biggest month ever in December...

Roma Finance lowers rates

Roma Finance has unveiled an updated product range. The Manchester-based bridging finance and development lender plans...

Mint Bridging unveils refurb product

Mint Bridging has launched an 80% LTV bridging product, aimed at developers carrying out...

No problems until 3% bank rate, brokers say

Over half of brokers who took part in United Trust Bank’s most recent survey...

Amicus funds £5m deal after stakeholder workshop

Amicus has concluded its biggest ever deal with Adapt Finance following its stakeholder workshop. A...

Brightstar reaches £1 billion milestone

Brightstar Financial has surpassed £1 billion in lending in four years. The loan that took...

Oblix Capital hires head of credit

Bridging and development finance provider Oblix Capital has appointed Tom Reeve as head of credit....

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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