Bridging

United Trust Bank expands bridging into Scotland

United Trust Bank is extending its bridging service into Scotland. Until now, the Bank’s bridging...

CSF outlines Q1 webinar programme

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has published details of its first webinars for 2020, with...

Shawbrook funds high-end HMO conversion

Shawbrook has provided a short-term loan and £4 million Customer Appetite Statement to help...

MT Finance expands distribution

Bridging and short-term lender, MT Finance, has joined Paradigm Mortgage Services' lender panel. Paradigm’s member...

Tuscan Capital to broaden range with new funding facility

Bridging lender Tuscan Capital has secured additional new funding to further support its growth...

CSF posts record annual performance in 2019

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported a decade of continual growth with a record...

PMS and Sesame add Hampshire Trust Bank to lender panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have expanded their...

Together+ reaches £1bn pipeline

Specialist lender Together has generated £1bn of applications through its Together+ initiative. The scheme was launched...

Greenfield Mortgages joins Brilliant panel

FCA regulated bridging lender Greenfield Mortgages has announced an expansion to its distribution. It has been...

Brightstar and Castle Trust partner for £8m exit deal

Brightstar Financial has completed an £8m development exit loan on an apartment block, in...

25% YOY growth for Bridging Finance Solutions

Bridging Finance Solutions has reported a 25% compound growth across the business for the...

Together provides renovation bridging loan in eight hours

Specialist lender Together has funded a customer to complete the renovation of his property...

MFS cuts bridging rates

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has reduced its bridging loan rates, in a more designed...

Oblix Capital appoints BDM for the South West and Wales

Oblix Capital has recruited Andy Gray as business development manager (BDM) for the South...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you...

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 to reshape buy-to-let risk models

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

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,...

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