Bridging

Alternative Bridging unveils pre-approved part exchange facility

Alternative Bridging Corporation has launched PartX Property Finance, a pre-approved part exchange facility to...

Envelop Network to host Mortgage & Specialist Finance Expo

The Envelop Network is to host the Mortgage & Specialist Finance Expo on Wednesday...

Mercantile Trust joins Propp lending panel

Mercantile Trust has been added to the lending panel of Propp, the property finance...

Funding 365 launches auction valuation fee rebate pledge

Funding 365 has pledged to rebate property valuation fees to increase cash flow for...

Recognise Bank’s parent company delists

Recognise Bank has announced that its parent company, the City of London Group plc,...

ASTL and FIBA invite support for education programme

The ASTL and FIBA have written to members and partners respectively, inviting them to...

Finova launches partnership with Loans Warehouse

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has partnered with Loans Warehouse, the second charge mortgage...

United Trust Bank completes £3.3m regulated bridging loan

United Trust Bank's (UTB) bridging division completed a £3.3m regulated bridging loan to enable...

Alternative Bridging appoints head of sales for the North

Alternative Bridging Corporation has promoted Paul Gavin to the role of head of sales,...

TAB launches Open Banking interface

Bridging lender, TAB, has integrated Open Banking into its processes. Open Banking allows consumers to securely share...

MT Finance joins IMLA

MT Finance has become the latest full member to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...

Glenhawk appoints BDM for South West & Wales region

Glenhawk has appointed Stephen Wrigley as business development manager, with responsibility for the South...

MFS property book surpasses £1.5bn in value

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed that it has now secured charges against more...

Aspen completes £2.1m bridge-to-let deal

Aspen Bridging has completed a £2.1m bridge-to-let loan within three weeks, despite a last-minute...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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