Bridging

Shawbrook promotes within STL team

Kim Wood has been promoted to the position of senior lending officer for Shawbrook’s...

No problems until 3% bank rate, brokers say

Over half of brokers who took part in United Trust Bank’s most recent survey...

Bridger celebrates complex deal completion

Masthaven Finance and South London based specialist intermediary, Pure Funding Solutions, have collaborated to...

Hope Capital opts for Target Bluechip’s bridging system

Target Group is to supply its bridging lending system to Hope Capital Bridging Finance,...

Amicus funds £5m deal after stakeholder workshop

Amicus has concluded its biggest ever deal with Adapt Finance following its stakeholder workshop. A...

Brightstar reaches £1 billion milestone

Brightstar Financial has surpassed £1 billion in lending in four years. The loan that took...

Roma Finance rebridges BTL landlord

Roma Finance has lent £400,000 over six months with a five-day completion to a...

Hope Capital increases maximum loan size

Bridging lender Hope Capital has increased its maximum loan size to £5 million. Previously its...

Masthaven recruits savings head

Masthaven has announced the appointment of James Blower as its head of savings. Blower...

P2P platform teams up with Amicus

44% of retail investors want to improve their exposure to the UK property market by...

Demand for bridging continues to rise

93% of brokers considered bridging finance a useful financing tool during the third quarter,...

Positive Lending offers free upfront bridging valuations

Bournemouth-based packager Positive Lending is offering free upfront valuations on Precise and Aldermore bridging...

Amicus poaches pair from Fincorp

Short-term lender Amicus has recruited Matthew Anderson and Nigel Alexander from Fincorp as regional...

New funding line for bridging lender

Bridging lender Century Capital has secured a new funding line from an undisclosed London...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...