Bridging

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...

Octane Capital makes sales support team appointment

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

COMMENT

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

Latest news

Stamp duty and community ties stall downsizing

Nearly three in five over-65s have considered downsizing but stamp duty, family ties and...

Fairfax steps down as Catalyst CEO

Catalyst Property Finance founder Chris Fairfax is stepping down as chief executive following the...

Mortgage fraud rises across every category

Mortgage-related fraud increased across every category tracked by Cifas during the first half of...

West One adds 6.5x LTI residential tier

West One has expanded its residential mortgage and Extra second charge ranges with higher...

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