Bridging

New lower rates from Roma

Roma Finance has reduced rates while increasing LTVs and loan amounts across its product...

Catalyst ups bridging LTVs

Catalyst Property Finance has made changes to its bridging lending criteria. The criteria changes are...

Glenhawk unveils free valuation offer

Specialist property lender Glenhawk has launched a free valuation offering. It also does not...

Signature appoints national development manager

Signature Property Finance has appointed Paul Tromans to a dual role within the business,...

First 4 Bridging opens intermediary support centre

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has expanded its proposition with the opening of a Manchester-based...

Jon Hall to leave Masthaven Bank in 2021

Jon Hall, chief commercial officer and Deputy CEO of Masthaven Bank, will to leave...

Catalyst to pay enhanced bridging procuration fees

Catalyst Property Finance has launched 'PROC-tober', an initiative for intermediaries which pays an enhanced...

Hope Capital appoints head of portfolio management

Jemma Wood has been promoted by bridging lender Hope Capital to the position of...

Four-fifths of brokers ‘ready’ for Covid second wave

United Trust Bank has revealed that 81% of property and commercial finance brokers who...

Precise Mortgages revamps bridging range

Precise Mortgages has launched a new bridging finance with improved LTVs and increased maximum loan...

Signature Property Finance hires new relationship manager

Short-term lender, Signature Property Finance, has appointed Bob Stones as its latest relationship manager. Stones...

Funding 365 improves light development product pricing

Funding 365 has reduced the pricing on its light development product, with now starting...

Hope Capital expands underwriting operation

Bridging lender Hope Capital has announced an expansion ion its underwriting team with the...

Bridgeshield joins ASTL

Bridgeshield 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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