Bridging

ASTL welcomes new associate member

Memery Crystal has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of Short...

Roma Finance joins Fluent Bridging panel

Fluent Bridging has appointed Roma Finance to its bridging panel. The lender's bridging, development...

Octane partners with mortgage tech platform

Octane Capital has teamed up with the mortgage platform provider, Twenty7Tec. Intermediaries can now access...

SimplyBiz unveils Specialist Property Finance Club with FIBA

Mortgage club, SimplyBiz Mortgages, has teamed up with the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA)...

ASTL and FIBA team up for joint event

Trade bodies, the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) and the Financial Intermediary & Broker...

Octane Capital joins SimplyBiz panel

Octane Capital has been appointed to the panel of SimplyBiz Mortgages. SimplyBiz Mortgages members now have...

Bridge Help unveils new buy-to-let rate

Bridging finance provider Bridge Help has reduced its buy-to-let rate by a 0.25 percentage points...

Brightstar creates team of mental health first aiders

The Brightstar Group has introduced nine fully trained mental health first aiders across its...

Tuscan Capital appoints underwriting specialist

Bridging lender Tuscan Capital has appointed short-term lending underwriting specialist to join its credit...

Fairfax acquires Catalyst in exit from Positive Lending

Chris Fairfax, CEO of Catalyst Property Finance, has taken full ownership of the short-term...

MFS provides fast £2.9m commercial bridge

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed a £2.9 million commercial bridging loan in five...

Saffron extends webinar series and features cricket legend

SFI Live, Saffron for Intermediaries' webinar series, will next take place on 19 March...

New Mayfair office for bridging lender

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has relocated to a new office in central London. The bridging...

Knowledge Bank reports changing criteria search picture

February broker criteria searches conducted using Knowledge Bank show that interest from new investors...

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...

PROFILES