Bridging

Roma appoints BDM for London & SE

Roma Finance has appointed Kirsty Botten as business development manager (BDM) for London and...

Bridging lenders: stop reducing it all to speed

Black & White Bridging has completed a case for a broker and his client...

West One ups development finance loan limit 

West One Loan is now offering senior development facilities up to £15m. The previous limit...

Glenhawk achieves carbon neutral certification

Bridging lender, Glenhawk, has achieved a carbon neutral certification from the Carbon Trust. The Carbon...

Masthaven moves to hybrid model with new offices

Masthaven Bank has moved from its London office to two new sites. There is one...

MT Finance offers £250 credit for green properties

MT Finance has launched a £250 credit scheme for borrowers who achieve an EPC...

New BDM for short-term lender

Kuflink has announced the appointment of its first new business development manager (BDM) for...

Sancus makes two specialist hires

Specialist property lender, Sancus, has appointed two new business development managers to expand its...

Roma Finance appoints senior BDM

Roma Finance has announced the appointment of Mark Foley as its senior business development...

Roz Cawood joins Hope Capital

Hope Capital has announced that Roz Cawood has been appointed as its director of...

Mint unveils 85% LTV bridging loan from 0.4%

Mint Property Finance has launched a new standard bridging loan up to 85% LTV...

Brilliant Solutions joins MAB’s specialist broker panel

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) advisers can now access the specialist packaging and referral services...

Paragon provides £25.5m development funding package

Watford Riverwell (Family Housing) LLP, a joint venture between Watford Borough Council and Kier...

Brokers see bridge-to-let as way to overcome BTL borrower hesitancy

A poll for Castle Trust Bank and Knowledge Bank has found that 90% of...

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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