Bridging

Second lockdown no barrier for bridging firm

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has reported its strongest November on record, with £45 million...

Masthaven Bank bolsters leadership team and board

Masthaven Bank has made a number of new appointments as well as promotions within its...

Death announced of former ASTL CEO

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has confirmed the death of Benson Hersch,...

Castle Trust extends term product rate discount

Castle Trust Bank is extending the 0.25 percentage point rate reduction on its term...

West One relaunches offering with wider distribution

West One Loans, which until now distributed its products through a limited network of key relationships, is widening...

MFS to be FIBA 2021 conference lead sponsor

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been announced as the lead sponsor of The Financial...

Hope Capital extends Seventies Collection availability 

Bridging lender Hope Capital is extending the availability of its revamped Seventies Collection products...

Bridging completions rebound in third quarter

Data from the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) has shown that bridging applications reached...

First 4 Bridging hires head of intermediary relations

Erica Pearce has been appointed as head of intermediary relations at First 4 Bridging...

Two new faces at VIBE Finance

Specialist finance broker, VIBE Finance, has announced the appointment of Craig Smith as a...

Roma Finance joins the Loan Partnership panel

Specialist lender Roma Finance has become the latest lender to be added to the...

Two new marketing hires at Hope Capital

Bridging lender Hope Capital has appointed Emily Crowe as PR and social media executive and Kevin...

MT Finance joins Knowledge Bank platform

MT Finance's short-term loan criteria in now available on the Knowledge Bank platform. Knowledge Bank...

Aspen offers rate cut Xmas promo

Aspen Bridging is proving a rate of 0.54% on all deals completed between 24...

COMMENT

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....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

Latest news

House price growth slows to 0.1%: Lloyds

UK house prices remained unchanged in July as higher mortgage rates and global economic...

HSBC eases fixed-term contract criteria for residential borrowers

HSBC has widened its residential lending criteria for certain applicants employed on fixed-term contracts. Medical...

Stamp duty and community ties stall downsizing

Nearly three in five over-65s have considered downsizing but stamp duty, family ties and...

Fairfax steps down as Catalyst CEO

Catalyst Property Finance founder Chris Fairfax is stepping down as chief executive following the...

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