Bridging

Trio of appointments at Tuscan Capital

Tuscan Capital has made three new broker-facing appointments. Dena Thompson has been appointed head of...

Yorkshire bridging lender makes business development hire

Yorkshire-based bridging financier TFG Capital has appointed Joel Brooks as a business development executive based...

MBE Leeds details revealed

Registration for Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds is now open for brokers, IFAs and...

Iron Bridge Finance hires head of underwriting

Iron Bridge Finance has announced the appointment of Gareth Ward as head of underwriting. Ward...

2017 bridging completions up 25% on previous year

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that the final quarter of 2017 saw...

Mint Bridging hires experienced underwriter

Bridging lender Mint Bridging has recruited Roxann Robinson as an underwriter. She joins the team, headed...

New specialist lending panel for TMA

TMA Club has refreshed its panel of master brokers and specialist packagers, to provide...

Together named one of UK’s best 100 companies

Together has been named as one of the UK’s best 100 mid-size companies to...

Together reports 23.2% rise in originations

Together has announced its financial results to 31 December 2017, showing record lending volumes,...

InterBay extends bridging to whole broker panel

InterBay Commercial is widening its residential investment and commercial bridging finance proposition to its...

Octopus Property hires BDM for the north

Octopus Property has appointed Carl Graham as business development manager (BDM) for the North of...

Octane Capital adds to business development team

Octane Capital has recruited Francesca Woodhouse as a business development manager (BDM). Woodhouse (pictured) joins from Avamore...

Mint Bridging hires credit manager

Bridging lender Mint Bridging has appointed Peter Howarth to the position of credit manager. He previously...

A third of property professionals set to expand portfolios

33% of investors are planning to increase their property portfolios, while 50% plan no...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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