Bridging

Octane Capital makes sales support team appointment

Ryan Houssart has become the latest member of Octane Capital's sales support team. He joins...

UTB extends facial ID verification to bridging customers

United Trust Bank has extended the use of its electronic ‘facial recognition’ ID verification...

First 4 Bridging adds Castle Trust to panel

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the addition of Castle Trust to...

MT Finance joins MCI Club panel

MCI Club members can now access MT Finance's range of first and second charge...

LendInvest funds £12m development project

LendInvest has financed a £12 million development finance loan in under eight weeks, with...

Connect Mortgages expands bridging panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has joined the Connect Mortgages panel. This means Connect Mortgages’ clients...

Brightstar maintains Best Small Company rating

The Brightstar Group has been named as the number one Best Small Company to...

Immigration policy ‘could hit real estate growth’

Oblix Capital has warned that the government’s plan for a new UK points-based immigration...

Octane Capital revises refurbishment range

Octane Capital has increased the level of works permitted from 50% up to 100%+...

Catalyst Property Finance appoints head of new business

Principal lender, Catalyst Property Finance, has announced the promotion of James Farge to head...

Funding 365 issues flexible three-year range

Funding 365 has simplified and improved its flexible three-year and bridge to three-year property...

Oblix Capital unveils ‘quick quote’ calculator

Specialist lender Oblix Capital has launched a new development finance ‘quick quote’ calculator. It is...

BFS adopts digital onboarding platform

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has integrated a fully digital processing system into its process. BFS...

Impact Specialist Finance to hold two ‘expos’

Impact Specialist Finance has revealed that it will be hosting two 'Specialist Lending and...

COMMENT

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

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...

Latest news

MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...

Market Harborough cuts fixed rates and adds pre-completion switch option

Market Harborough Building Society has cut fixed mortgage rates by up to 36bps and...

Together appoints corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire

Together has appointed Kristi Capaldi as corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire,...

Ceta unveils rent guarantee products for landlords facing longer possession delays

Ceta has launched four wholesale rent guarantee products, arguing that longer possession timelines under...

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