Bridging

Oblix Capital makes COO appointment

Oblix Capital has appointed Stuart Sykes as its new chief operating officer (COO). He is...

Affirmative joins Beneficial’s panel

Bridging and development lender Affirmative is now on panel with the Beneficial adviser network. Members of...

Impact Specialist Finance unveils specialist referral service

Impact Specialist Finance has launched a referral service for its broker partners. The service can...

BFS funds £1.65m luxury residential build in Surrey

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has completed a large scale development finance deal, supporting a...

Octane Capital reaches £250m redemption mark

Octane Capital has revealed that it has passed £250m of redemptions since launching in...

Brightstar Financial joins SmartrRefer panel

Brightstar Financial has become the latest distributor to be added to SmartrRefer, the new...

Fiduciam moves into Scotland

Bridging lender Fiduciam has expanded into Scotland and has now completed its first transaction...

Hope Capital enquiries up 61%

Hope Capital has revealed that the number of loans granted in September is double...

Signature Private Finance hires relationship manager

Privately-owned principal lender, Signature Private Finance, has promoted Nazia Yaqub to the position of...

New development finance proposition from Castle Trust

Castle Trust has revamped its development finance offering with the recruitment of Simon Whitfield...

Impact Specialist Finance added to SmartrRefer

Impact Specialist Finance has joined SmartrRefer, Legal & General Mortgage Club’s approved specialist distribution panel. Legal...

Catalyst Property Finance joins PMS and Sesame panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have added Catalyst Property Finance to their bridging...

Fiduciam grows all-female Spanish team

Fiduciam has increased its Spanish team to eight, following the recruitment of three new...

Maria Harris joins United Trust Bank board

Maria Harris, former director of intermediary lending at Atom Bank, has been appointed as...

COMMENT

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...

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

Latest news

Keystone lowers rates across majority of BTL range

Keystone Property Finance has cut rates by 10 basis points across nearly all of...

TMG Financial Services sponsors Rotherham snooker professional

TMG Financial Services has agreed a sponsorship deal with professional snooker player Ashley Carty. The...

Wealthy Advisers Club launches podcast for mortgage and protection professionals

The Wealthy Advisers Club has launched a podcast and YouTube series offering practical advice...

GB Bank joins Mortgage Advice Bureau lender panel

Mortgage Advice Bureau has added GB Bank to its lender panel, giving its advisers...

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