Bridging

All change in top five equity release criteria searches

Knowledge Bank's February criteria index has shown a number of surprise results with some sectors...

Central Bridging now available on Knowledge Bank

Having worked closely with both Connect for Intermediaries and Knowledge Bank in recent weeks, Central...

Promotion for Roz Cawood at Masthaven

Masthaven Ban has announced the promotion of Roz Cawood to head of sales for...

Bridging Vat joins ASTL

Bridging Vat has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term...

Hampshire Trust Bank joins SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages' members now have access to Hampshire Trust Bank's (HTB) range of mortgage...

Openwork expands specialist lending panel

Openwork is expanding its specialist lending panel with the addition of new providers for...

Accredo joins FIBA lender panel

Commercial finance trade body, FIBA, has announced the appointment of specialist lender, Accredo, to...

Lightfoots Solicitors joins ASTL

Lightfoots Solicitors is the latest professional organisation to become an associate member of the...

BFS beefs up cyber security

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has worked with cyber security firm, Xyone, and has undertaken...

New funding line for Shariah-compliant bridging lender

Offa, a Shariah-compliant bridging lender, has agreed a major funding line from the Shariah-compliant...

LendInvest launches green finance initiative

All LendInvest Bridge-to-Let borrowers are now eligible to benefit from a cashback when they...

Connect for Intermediaries adds Aspen Bridging to panel

Aspen Bridging has been appointed to Connect for Intermediaries' bridging panel. The network will package...

Masthaven unveils short-term lending broker portal

Masthaven has launched its online Broker Portal for its short-term lending division. The bank says...

Crystal Specialist Finance partners with Beneficial network

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has been appointed to the Beneficial network panel to deliver...

COMMENT

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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...

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Musculoskeletal conditions account for growing share of Cirencester Friendly claims

Musculoskeletal conditions made up 44% of all claims paid by Cirencester Friendly in 2025,...

Key urges wider later life lending referrals in response to FCA market study

Key Equity Release has welcomed the FCA’s later life mortgage market study, arguing that...

Mortgage Brain sets out AI governance framework amid data security concerns

Mortgage Brain has launched an AI charter aimed at addressing growing concerns over data...

VAS appoints head of IT and business systems

Valuation panel management firm VAS has appointed Lewis Birdsworth as head of IT and...

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