Bridging

Enra Group makes senior appointments

West One Loans and its parent, Enra Group, have made a number of strategic...

Mint Bridging creates separate development and bridging teams

Mint Bridging has separated out its development lending from its traditional bridging lending. It has...

CBRE joins the ASTL

CBRE Limited has become an associate member of the Association of Short Term Lenders...

Clever Lending unveils new broker portal

Clever Lending has launched a new online portal to improve the way brokers manage...

Mark Sismey-Durrant to advise Oblix Capital

Oblix Capital has appointed Mark Sismey-Durrant as an independent adviser to its board.  His previous...

Octane Capital sees sharp rise in refurb loan AIPs

Octane Capital has reported a 40% increase in refurbishment loan AIPs (agreements in principle)...

Mint Bridging to provide direct access to underwriters

Mint Bridging has changed the way it operates after undertaking an extensive review of...

Funding 365 cuts residential and commercial bridging rates

Funding 365 has cut the starting interest rates for its residential bridging to 0.59%...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries provides £13m development finance

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has partnered with Mortgage Force on behalf of the latter's...

Bridging applications reach record level

The Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that bridging loan applications totalled more...

Aspen Bridging offers ‘flextensions’ to clients

Aspen Bridging has introduced flexible loan extensions to help protect a borrower’s equity in...

Funding 365 completes bridging loan in 24 hours

Funding 365 has completed a £450,000 residential investment bridging loan in one day for...

Mint Bridging becomes FIBA member

Mint Bridging has become the latest lender partner of FIBA, the financial intermediary and broker...

UTB partners with Barwood Capital to fund barn conversions

United Trust Bank (UTB) and the UK regional real estate specialist, Barwood Capital, have...
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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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