Bridging

MFS becomes full member of IMLA

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has become the latest full member to join the Intermediary...

Adam Tyler joins Black & White Bridging

Adam Tyler has been appointed as director of intermediaries at Black & White Bridging. He...

Roma Finance appoints commercial director

Roma Finance has announced the appointment of Michael Allison as commercial director. Allison (pictured) joined Roma as...

Paragon funds 78-home Glasgow development

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has provided a £15.9 million funding package to PfP...

Saxon Trust launches new website

Specialist development and bridging lender Saxon Trust has launched a new website to support...

Alternative Bridging Corporation makes London sales appointment

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its sales team for London & South East, with...

Black & White Bridging appoints NED

Specialist short-term lender, Black & White Bridging, has announced the appointment of Mike Ellwood...

Somo completes second charge loan in 20 days

Somo Bridging recently completed a second charge loan in March 2023, taking 20 working...

UTB funds £15m airspace developments

United Trust Bank (UTB) has provided £10.4m of funding to specialist airspace developers Fruition...

Shorewood Homes completes first Paragon Green Homes project

Shorewood Homes has completed the first project under Paragon Development Finance’s Green Homes Initiative....

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...

COMMENT

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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...

Latest news

Advisers face pressure to bring families into retirement planning

Advice firms risk weakening long-term client relationships by failing to involve partners and beneficiaries...

Bank Rate held at 3.75% as energy shock raises prospect of future increase

The Bank of England has kept Bank Rate at 3.75%, but warned that persistent...

Family BS names Seb Mrotzek as first chief operating officer

Family Building Society has appointed Seb Mrotzek as chief operating officer, creating the role...

FLA calls for FCA regulation of litigation funders

The Finance & Leasing Association has called for commercial litigation funders to be brought...

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