Bridging

Castle Trust appoints new sales director

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Robert Oliver as its new sales director. Oliver (pictured) has...

Loans Warehouse expands bridging panel

Loans Warehouse has announced three appointments to its bridging finance panel. Roma Finance, Propfin and...

Specialist lender appoints new MD

SoMo has appointed Jamie Jolly as its new managing director following its recent rebrand...

L&G Mortgage Club adds Greenfield to bridging panel

Greenfield Mortgages has joined Legal & General Mortgage Club’s panel of specialist lenders. All of Greenfield...

UTB unveils fast track bridging facility

Following a soft launch at the final quarter of 2020, United Trust Bank (UTB)...

Glenhawk joins Loans Warehouse bridging panel

Loans Warehouse has expanded its bridging panel with the addition of Glenhawk for regulated...

New £150m funding line for bridging provider

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured a new £150 million funding line. Multiple investors have...

L&G Mortgage Club adds West One to buy-to-let panel

West One Loans’ buy-to-let division has launched with Legal & General Mortgage Club. Brokers will...

Octane joins L&G club panel

Octane Capital has been appointed to the panel of the Legal & General Mortgage Club. Club...

Roma Finance ups maximum bridging LTVs

Roma Finance has increased its loan to value (LTV) and will now consider applications...

Alternative Bridging Corporation makes board appointment

James Bloom has been appointed to the board of short-term lender Alternative Bridging Corporation,...

West One joins Society for Mortgage Professionals

West One has become the first specialist lender to join the Society for Mortgage...

UTB funds £11m beachside redevelopment

United Trust Bank (UTB) is to finance a development of 14 luxury two and...

Griffins joins ASTL

Griffins has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of Short Term...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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