Bridging

Recognise Bank completes £2.3m bridge for eco-devopment

Recognise Bank has announced the completion of a £2.3 million bridging loan deal on...

Increase in JBSP broker mortgage searches

Knowledge Bank's latest criteria activity index has found that brokers in the residential market were...

SoMo unveils three new products

SoMo has reported its most successful year to date and has launched three new...

Industry charity football match raises £20,000

Enra Specialist Finance and MT Finance played a Christmas charity football match last week...

Two business development appointments at Sancus

Sancus has expands its business development team throughout the UK with the appointments of...

Saxon Trust appoints head of portfolio management for development lending

Nick Taylor has been appointed as head of portfolio management – development lending at...

Hope Capital unveils fast track bridging offer

Hope Capital has launched a new Fast Track Bridge offering and it is available from...

Saffron for Intermediaries joins PRIMIS panel

Saffron for Intermediaries has joined the PRIMIS Mortgage Network lender panel. It means PRIMIS advisers...

MBE Manchester Expo to host 2022 FIBA Annual Conference

Specialist property finance trade body, FIBA and Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) have announced a...

UTB integrates Hometrack AVMs

United Trust Bank (UTB) has unveiled the integration of Hometrack AVM (Automated Valuation Model)...

ASTL launches new website

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has launched a new website, aimed at...

Debenhams Ottaway joins ASTL

Debenhams Ottaway has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of Short...

Pivot to utilise LDS Sales Guarantee

Pivot has announced the launch of a new development finance offering with an in-built...

Adults doubt housing crisis to be fixed in their lifetime

52% of UK adults consider the housing crisis to be one of the country’s...

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...

PROFILES