Bridging

Aspen saves development project after finance extension refused

Aspen Bridging has rescued a developer’s project from collapse after the previous lender refused...

New marketing and products manager at Hope Capital 

Hope Capital has appointed Sarah Butler as the firm’s new marketing and products manager. Butler...

Impact Specialist Finance added to Paradigm panel

Impact Specialist Finance has been added to the packager panel of Paradigm Mortgage Services,...

SoMo launches ‘One Month Interest Free’ option

In what it claims is an industry first, bridging lender SoMo has launched a...

Spring Finance hires new bridging underwriter

Spring Finance has appointed Jordan Lapid as an underwriter to work within the specialist...

Three new hires for Catalyst

Catalyst has appointed two key account managers and a senior credit analyst. Joining the new...

Bridging lender staff support NHS blood services

Staff at Mint Property Finance have worked together to support NHS Blood and Organ Transplant. The Altrincham-based...

United Trust Bank enhances heavy refurb bridging range

United Trust Bank (UTB) has improved its ‘Heavy Refurbishment’ offering to support both experienced...

Brightstar launches summer webinar programme

Brightstar Financial has introduced a series of free summer webinars designed to help brokers...

SoMo reports 63% boost in broker second charge enquiries

Bridging finance provider, SoMo, has hailed its recent campaign educating brokers about the benefits...

Sirius completes £1.1m bridge in four days

Sirius Property Finance has completed a £1.1m bridging loan to finance the purchase of...

Fall in number of bridging completions

Bridging applications and completions in the first quarter of the year have fallen back...

Kuflink to allow broker self-instruction for valuations

Short-term lender, Kuflink, has announced that introducers will now have the facility to instruct...

Four new hires for Hope Capital

Hope Capital has expanded its team with the appointment of four new hires across...

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

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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