Bridging

MIMHC launches programme to train over 100 Mental Health First Aiders

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) Foundation has announced its most ambitious programme...

RAW Capital Partners widens remit with new UK mortgage range

RAW Capital Partners has expanded into the mainstream UK lending market with the launch...

West One strengthens short-term finance team with three new hires

West One has appointed Alan Collins, Parit Shah and Josh Newbould to its short-term...

Hope Capital introduces no upfront legal undertaking for Scottish bridging deals

Hope Capital Property Finance has launched a no upfront legal undertaking for residential bridging...

Together closes £200m Genesis asset-backed securitisation

Together Financial Services has completed a £200 million private warehouse securitisation as the specialist...

Catalyst expands new business team with four senior hires

Catalyst Property Finance has strengthened its intermediary support with four senior appointments across its...

HTB appoints new BDM to bolster East Anglia coverage

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has strengthened its specialist mortgages and bridging teams with the...

The Saffron revamps specialist lending offering

Saffron for Intermediaries has introduced a comprehensive suite of updates aimed at supporting brokers...

Alternative Bridging adds experience to broker support team

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its broker support operation with the appointment of Thomas...

Aspen agrees £1,125,000 bridge to complete Clapham HMO works

Aspen has completed a £1,125,000 development exit bridge to support an experienced developer in...

Digital overhaul spices up specialist lending for Paragon Bank

Paragon Banking Group has reported another year of resilient profit growth, increased shareholder returns...

C&M Wealth integrates bridging criteria with Knowledge Bank

C&M Wealth has become the latest specialist bridging lender to upload its criteria to...

Why brokers are rethinking bridging

The bridging market has continued to strengthen this year. Data from the Bridging and...

Together appoints Mike Flynn as new non-executive director

Together has appointed Mike Flynn to its board as non-executive director, strengthening the specialist...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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