Bridging

Roma Finance launches landlord refurb buy-to-let deal

Roma Finance has launched a refurb buy-to-let product designed to support landlords and property...

Market Harborough takes specialist lending offer into Scotland

Market Harborough Building Society has expanded its lending footprint to include properties in Scotland,...

Recognise Bank underlines Scotland lending appetite with Aberdeen student deal

Recognise Bank has completed a £1.96 million commercial property loan to support the refinance...

Somo expands London team with relationship director appointment

Somo has appointed Lyam Denney as relationship director for London as it continues to...

LendInvest hires specialist bridging business development manager

LendInvest Mortgages has appointed Caelan Gokani as a business development manager within its specialist...

Opus First Media launches Bridging Soup

Opus First Media has expanded its specialist publishing portfolio with the launch of Bridging...

Market Financial Solutions promotes 26 staff as leadership ranks expand

Market Financial Solutions has announced a round of 26 internal promotions, reflecting continued growth...

Alternative simplifies development finance with single end-to-end product

Alternative Bridging Corporation has restructured its residential development finance offering, replacing multiple facilities with...

Moloney promoted to group role as OSB sharpens digital focus for brokers

OSB Group has promoted Adrian Moloney to group lending distribution director as it steps...

Construction output posts sharpest fall in almost two years

UK construction activity suffered its steepest quarterly decline since early 2023 as economic uncertainty...

Masthaven lowers development finance rates to support scheme viability

Specialist lender Masthaven Finance has reduced rates across its development finance range as part...

Louisa Sedgwick on Paragon and the future of buy-to-let

Three decades into a career she never really planned, Louisa Sedgwick sits at the...

LendInvest funds £17.3m bulk acquisition bridge at 90% LTV

LendInvest has completed a £17.3m portfolio bridging loan to support the bulk acquisition of...

West One strengthens short-term sales team with Burke appointment

West One Loans has appointed Olivia Burke as business development manager within its short-term...

COMMENT

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more important question is what the debate tells us about the...

Your clients have already asked AI

The FCA published research on 27 August showing that 56% of 18- to 40-year-olds who hold or are considering investments say they trust AI...

The technology that matters doesn’t make the decision

We have a tendency when talking about mortgage technology to start with what it can automate. How many documents can it process, how quickly can...

Latest news

Propertymark warns Scottish mansion tax could restrict housing market

Propertymark has warned plans for a Scottish “mansion tax” could make it harder for...

Berkeley calls for stamp duty overhaul to kick-start housing market

Berkeley Group has called on the Government to slash stamp duty for first-time buyers...

Stronger UK growth adds to interest rate uncertainty

Stronger-than-expected UK economic growth has added another complication to the outlook for interest rates...

Tipton expands Credit Plus range with second tier

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has added a second tier to its Credit Plus...

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