Bridging

UTB hires new bridging BDM

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Jack Heath as business development manager (BDM) as...

Alternative Bridging appoints head of sales for London & SE

Alternative Bridging Corporation has promoted Phodis Maratheftis to head of sales, London & South...

Glenhawk doubles maximum loan size

Glenhawk has announces a new unregulated bridging product set, increasing its maximum loan size...

Hope Capital unveils new collection and cuts fixed rates

Hope Capital has streamlined its proposition with the aim of providing a more affordable, flexible...

First 4 Bridging rebrands to Envelop

Packager First 4 Bridging (F4B) and the F4B Network have revealed a full rebranding...

Glenhawk secures £200m NatWest funding line

Glenhawk has agreed a £200 million senior funding line with NatWest Markets, which will...

Record month for TAB

Bridging lender TAB completed £34m of loans in August, up from £30m in June...

United Trust Bank appoints director of bridging

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Sundeep Patel to the role of director of...

Greenfield Mortgages makes senior hire

Greenfield Mortgages has recruited Richard Keen to lead its corporate and national key account...

Alternative Bridging secures additional funding line

Alternative Bridging Corporation has secured a new dedicated residential development funding line from its...

Sancus completes £13.9m development loan

Sancus has recently completed a £13.9m loan to support a housing development in Wisbech,...

Recognise Bank recruits bridging specialist

SME lender Recognise Bank has appointed Andrew Keehner as its latest relationship manager, with...

Roma Finance unveils below market value bridge and cuts rates

Roma Finance has launched a below market value bridging product and has reduced rates...

ASTL unveils new executive board appointments

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has appointed three new members to its...

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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