Bridging

New member for the ASTL

Whitehall Capital has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term...

MFS hires new BDM

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has appointed Ewan Duncan as its new business development manager...

Developers need to plan for more than one exit

Oblix Capital has warned developers to consider more than one exit strategy for their...

Investec provides £25m redevelopment loan

Investec Structured Property Finance has provided James Taylor Homes with a £25 million term...

Shawbrook provides £11.5m permitted development bridge

Shawbrook’s commercial mortgages team has delivered a 24-month long permitted development bridging loan within...

Signature appoints relationship manager for London and the South

Signature Private Finance has announced the appointment of relationship manager, Andy Neocleous. Neocleous (pictured) will...

Sonia Shortland becomes Apex Bridging MD

Sonia Shortland has been promoted to the position of managing director of midlands based...

Record quarter reported by ASTL members

The Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that bridging loan books increased to...

MFS completes £17.6m bridging loan

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed its largest bridging deal to date, totalling £17.64m. The loan...

Aldermore unveils VAT loans for housebuilders and developers

Aldermore has launched VAT loans to cover the VAT due on land and property. The...

ASTL to hold anti money laundering workshop

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) is hosting an anti money laundering (AML)...

Impact Specialist Finance joins TMA packager panel

Impact Specialist Finance has been added to TMA’s approved packager panel. TMA members can now...

Paragon Bank’s development finance portfolio now on Phoebus

Paragon Bank has announced the completion of the migration of its development finance lending...

Jim Nash joins Tuscan Capital

Tuscan Capital has appointed Jim Nash as its new national sales manager. Nash (pictured) joins...
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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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Appointments

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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