Bridging

Signature records record first quarter

Signature Property Finance has posted a record first quarter lending figure of £26.6 million....

Hodge doubles development finance maximum transaction size

Hodge is doubling the maximum lending amount per single transaction across its existing range...

Crystal Specialist Finance reports 26% YOY growth

Crystal Specialist Finance has reported year-on-year completion growth of 26%, with ongoing enquiries up...

Tuscan Capital provides £3.7m holiday let dev exit loan

Tuscan Capital has completed a £3.7 million development exit loan facility for a holiday...

Aspen completes complex refurb bridge for Cambridge development

Aspen Bridging has completed a complex £2.2m refurbishment loan for a developer using two...

Silbury Finance provides £39m site acquisition loan

Silbury Finance, the Oaktree Capital Management-backed development lender, has provided a £39 million senior...

Hope Capital offers 80% LTV on medium & heavy refurbishment

Hope Capital has revamped its residential refurbishment offering by now providing up to 80%...

Clever Lending arranges £1.4m regulated bridging loan

Clever Lending has recently secured a £1.1m regulated bridging facility for a broker’s client...

Mint Property Finance reports record quarter for enquiries

Mint Property Finance has reported a record number of enquiries received in Q1. The specialist...

BFS to move into Scotland

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has outlined plans to expand into Scotland as part of...

Hope Capital makes portfolio team promotion

Hope Capital has promoted Christy Alokan to the position of senior portfolio case manager. Alokan...

Paragon provides £2.5m for 10-home Northamptonshire development

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has provided a £2.5 million finance package to support...

Impact Specialist Finance unveils semi-exclusive 80% net LTV refurb bridging deal

Impact Specialist Finance has launched a new light and heavy refurbishment bridging product available...

Understanding the benefits of second charge bridging loans

In the current volatile economic climate, concerns over soaring energy prices, higher borrowing costs...

COMMENT

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

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

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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