Bridging

Fall in average monthly bridging interest rate

The latest Bridging Trends research has found that the average monthly interest rate on...

Aspen helps client to Finish & Exit

Aspen Bridging’s Finish & Exit product has helped a client who had previously been...

Internal promotion at Octane Capital

Octane Capital has promoted Oli Greenspan from his position of head of internal sales to head...

Hope Capital hires five new faces

Hope Capital has tripled the size of its business development team following new appointments. The...

Chris Parr to run new Manchester office for Fiduciam

Fiduciam is aiming to expand its lending activities in the north of England and...

United Trust Bank to support Refuge

Staff at United Trust Bank have chosen national charity Refuge to be the Bank’s...

The Buy to Let Business becomes Dynamo

The Buy to Let Business has rebranded as Dynamo. Ying Tan, founder and chief executive,...

Busting myths about bridging finance

The demand for bridging finance has grown significantly over recent years, and yet, despite...

United Trust Bank appoints new BDM

United Trust Bank has appointed Owen Bentley as business development manager in its mortgages...

United Trust Bank unveils latest broker promotion

United Trust Bank has launched its 2019 broker promotion, called ‘Live and Learn’. Throughout 2019, UTB’s...

Tuscan Capital increases funding capacity

Tuscan Capital has made a number of changes to its range of short-term borrowing...

Central Bridging targets HNWs with asset backed loans

Central Bridging has recently launched a new class of asset backed bridging loans. The lender...

Catalyst Property Finance appoints head of real estate

Catalyst Property Finance has appointed Kevin Stephenson as its head of real estate within...

Q&A: Marcus Dussard, sales director at Castle Trust

BestAdvice (BA): Tell us about Castle Trust’s new bridging product? Marcus Dussard (MD): Our new...

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...

Latest news

Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...

Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...

Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...

Brokers invited to webinar on boosting landlord income strategies

Brokers are being offered an opportunity to learn how to help landlords accelerate income...

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