Bridging

UTB appoints commercial director for mortgages, buy-to-let and bridging

United Trust Bank has appointed Andrew Ferguson to a newly created commercial director role...

Quantum Mortgages set to expand into specialist residential lending

Quantum Mortgages is preparing to enter the specialist residential mortgage market, extending its lending...

Big restructure at Afin Bank as leaders head for pastures new

Afin Bank is restructuring its senior management team after key players James Briggs and...

Bridging brokers cite government policy as main risk to mortgage market

Research among bridging professionals suggests political uncertainty outweighs concerns over rates, affordability and housing...

BDLA backs FCA review of regulated bridging loan term limits

The Bridging and Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has welcomed a move by the Financial...

The Family’s members back brownfield development to ease housing pressures

Members of the Family Building Society are calling on the government to make greater...

LendInvest secures £175m development finance backing from HSBC and AB CarVal

LendInvest Mortgages has announced a new development finance funding structure supported by HSBC and...

Getting to know you: Owen Bentley, sales director at Inspired Lending

Name: Owen Bentley Age: 46 Location: Nationwide Firm: Inspired Lending Education: University Specialty: Lending! Interests: Anything sport related. I play...

Roma Finance partners with new refurbishment cost platform

Roma Finance has been named finance partner for the national rollout of the Refurb...

StreamBank streamlines bridging range into three simplified categories

StreamBank has overhauled its bridging proposition, introducing a simplified three-part structure designed to make...

Suros Capital lends £105,000 against luxury watches to support Spanish development

Suros Capital has provided a £105,000 loan to a property developer after agreeing secured...

Aspen completes £2.55m bridge-to-let in three days

Aspen has completed a £2.55 million bridge-to-let facility on a semi-commercial Bristol development after...

MSP Capital joins NACFB as new Patron

MSP Capital has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers as a Patron. The...

Market Financial Solutions intensifies training push across specialist lending sector

Market Financial Solutions has underlined its commitment to raising educational standards across the specialist...
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COMMENT

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...

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Mansion Tax

Propertymark warns Scottish mansion tax could restrict housing market

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

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...
Economy

Stronger UK growth adds to interest rate uncertainty

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

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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