Bridging

The Loan Partnership adds Hope Capital to lending panel

Bridging lender Hope Capital has joined The Loan Partnership’s lending panel. The timing of this...

Loans Warehouse grows bridging team

Loans Warehouse has appointed Greg Chase to its short-term finance team. Chase was most recently...

CSF makes development finance underwriting hire

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Adam Tauber as a specialist underwriter for development...

Octane Capital reaches redemptions milestone

Octane Capital has passed £500m of redemptions since launching in May 2017. 40% (£200m) of...

MFS extends iPhone 12 giveaway promotion

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) is extending its iPhone 12 giveaway until 31 March. Since 26...

MT Finance cuts rates and ups maximum LTV

Bridging lender MT Finance has reduced rates and raised its maximum loan to value...

Shawbrook expands bridging valuation panel

Shawbrook Bank has widened its valuation panel with the appointment of VAS Group across its...

New lender member for ASTL

Greymax Capital has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term...

Masthaven partners with PRIMIS

Masthaven Bank has teamed up with PRIMIS Mortgage Network to  provide the latter's c. 2,200 brokers access to...

United Trust Bank increases maximum bridging LTV

United Trust Bank (UTB) has increased the maximum LTV available on its standard and...

Aspen significantly increases maximum loan size

Aspen Bridging has launched a new light development product and also increased its maximum...

Bridging industry calls for enforcement moratorium dialogue

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has written to HM Treasury, with a...

BFS appoints BDM for Yorkshire and NE

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has announced the appointment of Anne Gullon as business development...

Roma Finance joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Roma Finance has become the latest provider to joins the panel of Legal &...

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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