Bridging

Kuflink completes bridge in four days

Kuflink has completed a £171,500 loan for a new borrower in four days, following...

Two new BDMs for United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank has appointed two new business development managers (BDMs) to its mortgages...

MFB for Intermediaries launches

Mortgages for Business has launched MFB for Intermediaries as part of a refresh of...

Octopus Property provides £12.7 million development loan

Specialist property lender Octopus Property has agreed to provide Saudi Arabian investor, Snabil Limited,...

Kuflink Group appoints NED

Kuflink Group has appointed Nayan V. Kisnadwala to its board of directors as an...

Together improves bridging loan proposition

Specialist lender Together has revamped its unregulated short-term loan range by removing fees and...

Landlord helped by Shawbrook refurb lending proposition

Shawbrook Bank has helped an experienced investor with new 'lending for refurbishment costs' offering. Shawbrook was...

Zopa co-founder to be Finance Professional Show keynote speaker

James Alexander, a co-founder and former CEO of Zopa, has been confirmed as the...

New underwriter for Bridging Finance Solutions

Calli Hanrahan has joined Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) as an underwriter. With over 20 year...

Assetz Capital partners with Connect for Intermediaries

Connect for Intermediaries has become the first network to distribute Assetz Capital's products. Assetz Capital...

Three new BDMs at Octopus Property

Octopus Property has announced three new appointments to its regional sales teams. New business development...

Glenhawk unveils no legal or survey fee incentive

Newly launched lender Glenhawk has announced that for the next three months it will...

Kuflink appoints chief marketing officer

Kuflink has appointed Ed Hounsell to the position of chief marketing officer. His career started...

Shawbrook hits development finance milestone

Shawbrook Bank has achieved £250m of lending to small and medium-sized property developers across...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

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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