Bridging

CSF hires bridging finance head

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Harriet Smith as its head of bridging finance. ...

New development finance lender client for Phoebus

Phoebus Software has revealed that development finance lender, Business Lending Group (BLG), has gone...

New BDM for bridging lender

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has hired a new business development manager (BSM). The appointment of...

Aldermore provides its largest development loan to date

Aldermore has provided a £22.9m property development loan to Queensberry Properties Ltd, in its...

UK property investors stay upbeat despite uncertainty

The majority of property professionals in the UK are set to expand their portfolios...

Oblix Capital completes £5.03m development loan

Oblix Capital has provided a £5.03m facility to fund the development of six luxury...

Hope Capital reaches £100m milestone with VAS Panel

Bridging lender Hope Capital has completed £100m worth of valuations with VAS Panel in the...

LendInvest saves development with £7.35m bridging loan

LendInvest has facilitated a £7.35 million bridging finance loan in seven days for a developer. The...

Central Bridging completes £1.2m re-bridge

Central Bridging has recently completed a £1.2 million first charge loan to re-bridge an...

Tuscan Capital to move to permanent base in Belgravia

Bridging lender Tuscan Capital is moving offices on 1 February. Currently based in serviced offices...

Octopus Property provides £31.5m refinancing facility

Octopus Property has provided an established property developer with a £31.5 million loan to...

Another record year for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance has said that IT was behind it reporting another record year. Throughout...

Yellow Stone Finance unveils commercial referral service

Yellow Stone Finance has introduced a referral service for intermediaries to place commercial property...

BFS to sponsor Dragons Den-style property programme

Bridging Finance Solutions is partnering with producers of ‘Property Elevator’, a new Dragons Den...

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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