Bridging

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...

New senior BDM for Central and Mercantile Trust

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust have appointed a new senior business development manager within...

Hampshire Trust Bank strengthens development finance team

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of a business development director and...

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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