Bridging

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...

Most bridging brokers upbeat about volumes

Over two thirds of brokers predict they will write more bridging business this year 69%...

Commercial landlords reveal areas for opportunity in UK

Commercial landlords believe the North of England and the East Midlands will provide the...

Positive Lending places milestone bridging case with Precise

Master broker and packager Positive Lending has placed its 1,000 bridging loan case with...

BFS maintains Merseyside presence during growth period

Wirral-based Bridging Finance Solutions has continued to consolidate its presence within Merseyside, with 25%...

Together provides £7m for housing development

Together has agreed a £7 million funding facility for a luxury family-orientated homes development...
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COMMENT

Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
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AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
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IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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