Bridging

InterBay Commercial partners with Sesame Network

InterBay Commercial has partnered with Sesame Network to provide a direct submission route for...

Hope Capital slashes bridging loan rates

Bridging lender Hope Capital has cut rates across all of its range of residential,...

Development lender reports record month for completions

Iron Bridge Finance has revealed that October 2019 was its most successful month ever...

Bridging Finance Solutions lends £1.32m for kiln redevelopment

Bridging Finance Solutions is backing a large-scale redevelopment of a 10,500sq ft former kiln...

Connect for Intermediaries adds Hope Capital to bridging panel

Bridging lender Hope Capital has joined Connect for Intermediaries' panel. Hope Capital has been chosen...

Thirdfort software helps Funding 365 save deal

Funding 365 has rescued an unusual commercial bridging deal by employing client onboarding software...

MFS joins Specialist Financial Services’ 2020 roadshows

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has partnered up with lending hub Specialist Financial Services (SFS)...

Blackwell: trade associations can stave off regulation

Former FCA mortgage manager, Lynda Blackwell, told last week's ASTL Annual Conference that trade...

Central Bridging wins business excellence award

Last week Central Bridging, with its close links to India, were among a group...

ASTL sees bridging loan application record

The Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that bridging loan applications in the...

Aspen Bridging extends 0.45% bridging rate

Aspen Bridging is to continue to offer a starting interest rate of 0.45% up...

InterBay Commercial joins F4B panel

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) has added InterBay Commercial, to its lending panel. F4B’s...

Brightstar keeps Best Companies accreditation

Brightstar Financial has retained its 3 Star Best Companies accreditation for workplace engagement. The accreditation...

Roma Finance provides £716k for re-bridge

Roma Finance has provided 100% funding for a customer to acquire a development site...

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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