Bridging

TML completes complex buy-to-let cases “in a matter of weeks”

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has completed two cases for a landlord who needed a...

Assetz Capital provides £2.83m development facility

Assetz Capital has funded a loan of £2.83 million for a new residential development...

Humphrey & Gray joins ASTL

Property maintenance specialists, Humphrey & Gray, has become the latest professional organisation to join...

Hope Capital to fix rates on loans above £500k

Specialist short-term lender, Hope Capital, will be holding rates on all deals over £500k...

Aldermore provides £7.1m development loan

Aldermore has provided a £7.14m property development loan to Hollins Homes Limited, a well...

Somo celebrates best ever month

Specialist lending firm Somo Bridging has celebrated its best month ever thanks to its...

ASTL sees Q4 fall in bridging completions

Bridging applications and loan books continued to grow in Q4 2022, according to the...

Spring Finance appoints head of sales for bridging

Specialist lender Spring Finance has announced the appointment of Owen Bentley as head of...

HTB completes £21.1m development finance facility

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £21.1 million development exit and construction loan...

MT Finance appoints managing director

MT Finance has announced the promotion of Gareth Lewis from commercial director to managing...

MFS joins The Money Group panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has joined The Money Group’s (TMG) panel of lenders. The...

United Trust Bank reveals record pretax profits

United Trust Bank (UTB) increased profit before tax by 35% in 2022 to £60.2m,...

Aspen completes £2.25m sales bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed a £2.25m loan for an existing client after the developer’s...

ASTL and FIBA ready to launch CPSP learning programme

The ASTL and FIBA have confirmed that the Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance...

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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