Bridging

Alternative Bridging provides £1.15m revolving facility for York development

Alternative Bridging Corporation has completed a £1.15 million Alternative Overdraft facility to support the...

Catalyst Property Finance named Patron Lender of NACFB

Catalyst Property Finance has been appointed as a Patron Lender of the National Association...

SDKA raises semi-commercial LTV to 75%

Bridging lender SDKA has increased its maximum loan-to-value for semi-commercial properties to 75%, responding...

Five Foxes take specialist lending insights to Leeds brokers

The collaborative 'Five Foxes' group of East Midlands building societies is set to take...

Mera refinances industrial and storage site with £7.5m bridge

Mera Investment Management has completed a £7.5m bridging loan to refinance an industrial and...

Inspired Lending provides £2m facility for Nottingham HMO scheme 

Inspired Lending has delivered a £2 million loan facility to fund the acquisition and...

Hope Capital unveils lower-rate loan for commercial-to-residential conversions

Hope Capital has launched a new specialist commercial loan aimed at developers seeking to...

Keychain implements bridging and commercial upgrade

Digital client platform Keychain has launched a suite of specialist workflows tailored to the...

Bridging sees growth in investment purchases as processing times improve

Bridging finance is increasingly being used by property investors to secure purchases and act...

Funding 365 raises maximum light refurbishment LTV

Funding 365 has raised the maximum gross loan-to-value (LTV) on its Light Refurbishment product...

Planning approvals drop despite rise in applications

England’s planning system is showing signs of growing strain as new government figures reveal...

Taylor Rose parent AIIC Group launches cloud-based practice management platform

AIIC Group, the legal services group behind Taylor Rose, FDR Law and Kingsley Wood,...

Lakeshield launches exclusive auction finance deal with Brickflow

Lakeshield, a principal lender specialising in bridging and refurbishment finance, has launched an exclusive...

Paragon Bank backs sustainable Surrey scheme with £6.97m loan

A brownfield site in the Surrey village of Dunsfold is to be transformed into...

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Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

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RICS survey points to further slowdown as landlords exit and sales activity eases

The August 2025 RICS Residential Market Survey has revealed a further weakening in sales...

TPFG helps generate 12,800 mortgages in first half of 2025

Estate agent network The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor,...

Revealed: Where buyers can still find homes under £150,000

Just 12% of homes for sale across Great Britain are priced below £150,000 new...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of...