Bridging

Funding 365 delivers £6.5m development exit bridge

Funding 365 has completed a £6.5 million bridging loan at 70% LTV to refinance...

Paragon Development Finance appoints relationship manager

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has made a series of promotions, including that of...

United Trust Bank makes director-level intermediary appointment

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Piragash Sivanesan as director - intermediaries, property finance...

Silbury Finance provides £22m facility for Hove residential development

Silbury Finance, the Oaktree Capital Management-backed development lender, has provided a £22 million senior...

Bridging Trends reports 20% rise in quarterly volumes

£214.7 million in bridging loans was transacted by Bridging Trends contributors during the third...

MFS secures £200m funding line

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £200 million of additional institutional funding. This increases a...

Saxon Trust completes £850k ground up development loan

Saxon Trust has completed an £850,000 senior development facility, fully funding the construction and...

Castle Trust Bank adds to bridging sales team

Castle Trust Bank has expanded its sales team with the recruitment of Barry Ireland...

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust revise criteria

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust, the intermediary lending brands of the Norfolk Capital Group...

Sundeep Patel to join UTB tomorrow

United Trust Bank (UTB) recently revealed that it had appointed Sundeep Patel as director...

UTB funds £13m Lincolnshire development

United Trust Bank (UTB) is supporting the construction of a new £13.6m housing development...

Mint Property Finance streamlines legal process

Mint Property Finance has streamlined its legal procedures, with its panel of solicitors now...

New risk chief for TAB

Bridging lender TAB has appointed Jason Shead as the new chief risk officer. Shead (pictured)...

Brilliant Solutions removes upfront bridging and commercial fees

Brilliant Solutions has revised its bridging and commercial offering to ensure clients pay no...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Beagle Street enters intermediary market with protection proposition

Beagle Street has launched into the intermediary market, marking a significant expansion for the...

Homebuying reforms aim to cut delays and reduce failed property sales

The government has unveiled a package of reforms designed to speed up the homebuying...

Vida widens SPV criteria for buy-to-let landlords

Vida Homeloans has expanded its buy-to-let lending criteria to support a wider range of...

Nikki Haworth joins Connect as group ops director

Connect IFA has strengthened its leadership team with two senior appointments as it looks...

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