Bridging

PMS and Sesame expand bridging lender panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have added Greenfield...

New CEO of the ASTL appointed

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed that Vic Jannels will become...

Central Bridging’s large loans generating considerable interest

Central Bridging has quoted £75m of loans in just over a week, including a...

2020 confidence grows among bridging lenders

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed that bridging lenders have grown...

Best ever month for Fiduciam

Fiduciam granted £43.5 million of new loans in October. This meant it was the best...

Wasserman leaves Enra Group

Enra Group, West One’s parent company, has announced that Stephen Wasserman has stepped down...

Expectation of London property price stability

Bridging & Development Lender Affirmative has released its Mortgage & Market Overview report with...

Ingard expands bridging distribution

Bridging lender  Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been added to Ingard Financial’s intermediary distribution panel....

Octane Capital steps in to provide bridge after lender pulls out

Octane Capital has provided a £250,000 bridge to a client of Bournemouth-based ADD Capital...

Most popular uses for bridging loans in Q3 revealed

The latest Bridging Trends report, which covers the third quarter of 2019, has found...

Hope Capital doubles maximum lending term

Hope Capital has extended its lending to 24 months. Until now Hope Capital’s maximum lending...

PMS and Sesame to hold specialist lending events

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network are to host a new range of specialist...

Aspen Bridging steps in to save semi-commercial investment

Aspen Bridging has completed a 72.5% LTV semi-commercial bridging loan on a London property...

James Bloom leaves Masthaven

James Bloom, managing director of short-term lending at Masthaven, has left the lender. A spokesperson...

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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