Bridging

HTB appoints development finance senior portfolio manager

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Gavin Davies as senior portfolio manager within its...

Castle Trust Bank completes £4.6m refurb bridge

Castle Trust Bank has completed a £4.6m light refurb bridge to fund the renovation...

Paragon funds £4.3m Bournemouth redevelopment scheme

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has provided a £4.3 million finance package to support...

MFS unveils new variable rate bridging deals

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has launched a new range of variable rate bridging products. The...

Castle Trust Bank hires new regional account manager

Castle Trust Bank has added to its sales team and coverage with the recruitment...

Allsop joins the ASTL

Property consultancy Allsop has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of...

HTB appoints bridging BDM for London & Home Counties

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Alex McMillen as business development...

Hope Capital donates over £18k to local breast cancer charity

Liverpool-based bridging lender, Hope Capital has bolstered the support it provides to the Sunshine...

MFS completes £18.4m major refurbishment loan

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has delivered an £18.4 million bridging loan to enable a...

Assetz Capital completes its largest ever development facility

Assetz Capital has originated its largest ever funding package, a £13.26m development facility to...

UTB appoints bridging BDM

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Michael Macleod as business development manager in its...

Aspen saves renovation with £1.275m bridge

Aspen Bridging has funded an experienced developer’s latest project after the previous lender kept...

ASTL reveals date for Annual Conference

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the date for its Annual...

Specialist Finance Centre hires recruitment director

Specialist Finance Centre (SFC) has announced the appointment of Joe Dillon as its recruitment...

COMMENT

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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

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