Bridging

Shawbrook refinances nine HMOs in £3.35m deal

Shawbrook Bank and the newest addition to its Strategic Partner panel, Sirius Property Finance,...

Loan book high for Together

Together has reported average monthly loan originations of £171.7m for the final quarter of 2018, up...

The Marsden BS offers bridging alternative

The Marsden Building Society has introduced a new short-term lending solution which offers an...

Octopus Property replaces five bridging products with one rate

Octopus Property has launched a new unregulated bridging product to replace all existing unregulated...

Economic confidence rises amongst bridging lenders

Bridging lenders have become more confident about the long-term economic prospects for the UK,...

Forget Brexit – the development fundamentals haven’t changed

There’s no doubt about it, it’s certainly been a newsworthy couple of weeks when...

West One Loans provides £5.5m development finance facility

West One Loans has teamed up with venture capital group ME Developments for a...

Aldermore passes £1bn development lending milestone

Aldermore has surpassed £1bn in property development loans following a surge in demand from...

Octane Capital appoints finance manager

Jonathan Chai has joined Octane Capital's finance team as finance manager. Chai (pictured) is a fully...

15% growth for bridging market in 2018

Members of the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) wrote more than £4bn of bridging...

Major new funding line for Market Financial Solutions

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured a new funding line from a global investment...

SBG and Twenty7Tec agree technology partnership

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has teamed up with mortgage technology firm Twenty7Tec to provide...

InterBay and Impact partner for £6m of commercial finance

InterBay Commercial has teamed with Impact Specialist Financial to provide just under £6m of...

Oblix Capital completes its largest Scottish deal to date

Oblix Capital has completed on a £4.06 million commercial bridge in Edinburgh. The facility was...

COMMENT

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,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

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TPFG financial services revenue rises to £13m

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) increased financial services revenue by 10% to £13m during...

Finance confidence improves despite economic gloom

Confidence across the finance and leasing industry improved during the second quarter despite most...

Market Harborough appoints deputy finance chief

Market Harborough Building Society has appointed Brad Nicholls as Deputy Chief Finance Officer as...

The Melton joins Mortgage Broker Tools affordability platform

Melton Building Society has joined the Mortgage Broker Tools panel, giving advisers access to...

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