Bridging

Catalyst sees 2022 lending rise by 17%

Specialist property lender, Catalyst, has announced that it made more loans in 2022 than...

Spring Finance completes urgent £1.7m bridge

Spring Finance and Finspace have partnered to complete a £1.7m regulated bridging loan to...

Somo reveals 20% growth in 2022

Somo Bridging has announced that 2022 was its most successful year to date with...

Lodge Park Homes secures 14th deal with Paragon Bank

Lodge Park Homes has secured a £6.8 million finance package from Paragon Bank’s development...

Tuscan Capital appoints regional sales manager

Tuscan Capital has announced that Sherice Neil has joined the lender as a regional...

Recognise Bank secures £25m investment

SME lender and savings provider Recognise Bank has conditionally raised a further £25 million...

Lendlord unveils integrated auction tool

Lendlord, the platform for property investors, has collaborated with Network Auctions to launch an...

Sancus appoints BDM

Mark Corfield has joined the Sancus Lending (UK) business development team, reporting to UK...

Interest rate uncertainty and cost of living crisis biggest broker concerns

New research from Crystal Specialist Finance has revealed how mortgage brokers view the market...

Paragon Bank appoints development finance relationship director

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has appointed Martin Crossley as relationship director. Crossley (pictured) joins Paragon...

Q&A: Colin Sanders, CEO of Tuscan Capital

BestAdvice fires the questions at Colin Sanders, chief executive officer of Tuscan Capital BestAdvice (BA):...

Aspen saves developer following BTL offer withdrawal

An experienced developer left facing substantial fines following the late withdrawal of a buy-to-let...

Somo unveils three new appointments

Specialist lending firm Somo Bridging is preparing for further growth in 2023 with the...

Grenville Turner becomes chairman of Silbury Finance

Silbury Finance, the development lender backed by Oaktree Capital Management, has appointed Grenville Turner...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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