Bridging

New professional member for ASTL

Lawrence Stephens Solicitors has become the latest professional organisation to become an associate member...

Iron Bridge Finance acquires equity provider

London-based property development lender Iron Bridge Finance has acquired a majority interest in Orlandis...

Beneficial Network adds First 4 Bridging to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has become a preferred specialist distribution provider for the Beneficial Network. This...

Roma Finance slashes bridging and development rates

Roma Finance has cut rates across its product offering. Further funding lines with Royal Bank...

Hope Capital completes £4m complex country house deal

Hope Capital has completed a £4 million loan on a multi-million pound four-storey country...

Regulated bridging loans increase market share

£732.7m of bridging loans were transacted by contributors to the Bridging Trends report in...

Shawbrook Bank hires national sales manager

Shawbrook has appointed Marc Callaghan as national sales manager. His appointment follows a restructure within...

MFS arranges pair of bridging loans for auction purchases

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed two separate bridging loans in the past month...

Glenhawk to provide regulated products

Glenhawk has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), providing a platform for...

InterBay Commercial appoints senior business development manager

InterBay Commercial has appointed Krissy Salmon as senior business development manager covering South West,...

Yellow Stone Finance launches commercial packaging service

Yellow Stone Finance has launched a Deal Sourcing service with the aim of helping...

Aspen Bridging unveils exit-fee free deals

Aspen Bridging has introduced flat rate products without exit fees. It is offering Prime...

New Leaf Distribution adds Greenfield Mortgages to panel

Greenfield Mortgages has launched with New Leaf Distribution. Greenfield Mortgages provides FCA regulated and unregulated...

Central Bridging completes £0.5m second charge bridge

Central Bridging has completed a £550k second charge bridging loan in eight working days. The...
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COMMENT

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...

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Appointments

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...
Renters' Rights Act

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...
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,...
Building Societies

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...

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