Development finance

West One Loans: specialist finance is vital to meeting housing targets

Specialist finance could prove decisive in helping the UK tackle its housing shortfall, according...

UTB reshapes lending division as Sundeep Patel departs

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced a major restructuring of its lending operations alongside...

Connect for Intermediaries add StreamBank to panel

Connect has added StreamBank to its lending panel and giving its appointed representatives access...

Bridging market shows signs of consolidation

The latest quarterly data from the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) shows a...

Brokers invited to shape landmark study on private credit in property finance

Mera Investment Management has teamed up with academics at the London School of Economics...

Planning approvals fall as residential development slows

Planning activity across England slowed in the second quarter of 2025, with the number...

Assetz Capital strengthens London and South East focus

Hans Laud-Anderson has joined Assetz Capital as its London and South East relationship director. With...

United Trust Bank grows property development team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has bolstered it property development division as the bank continues...

Arc & Co. and LBB package for £1.6m new-build scheme

Arc & Co. and LBB have supported a repeat SME developer client with funding...

United Trust Bank moves into student housing with new funding offer

United Trust Bank has broadened its living sector proposition with the launch of a...

Arc & Co. secures £17.6m loan for Brighton office project

Arc & Co. has arranged a £17.64m development loan from Downing LLP to fund...

LendInvest strengthens development finance team

LendInvest has appointed Dan Lohn as relationship manager within its development finance team as...

Assetz Capital backs Worthing HMO project with planning assistance loan

Assetz Capital has completed a planning assistance loan to support the acquisition and conversion...

UTB Mortgages celebrates decade of growth and transformation

United Trust Bank’s mortgage division is marking its tenth anniversary, having grown from a...

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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