Bridging

Mint Bridging completes loan in record time

Mint Bridging has completed on a loan in five days.  The original lender had pulled out...

Together bridges funding gap in 48 hours

Together and Crystal Specialist Finance have provided a short-term loan of £102,600 when the...

FIBA inaugural conference sees wide spectrum of attendees

The Financial Intermediary and Brokers Association (FIBA) said it had 150 attendees to its...

Stephen Johnson leaves Shawbrook

Stephen Johnson has relinquished his roles as Deputy CEO, executive director of the Shawbrook...

Nearly half of London new homes aren’t built

46% of new homes given planning permission in the capital are not being built,...

LendInvest to fund its largest development project to date

LendInvest is to be the exclusive development finance lender on the first phase of...

Lender sees major rise in ‘silver bridgers’

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) says it has seen a sharp increase in ‘silver bridgers’...

Majority of brokers confident about business growth

68% of brokers surveyed by bridging finance lender MTF believe overall market conditions will...

What a difference five years makes

While sorting out old paperwork over the New Year, I came across a news...

New short-term lender launches

Glenhawk, a short-term finance provider with the backing of Rightmove founder and former Countrywide CEO...

Adam Tyler appointed FIBA chairman

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has appointed Adam Tyler to lead the new...

Roma Finance quickly funds seaside holiday let conversion 

Roma Finance has provided fast bridging finance for a customer to purchase and convert...

Majority of brokers dismiss economic growth forecast

Despite the challenges presented by Brexit uncertainty, a downgrading of UK economic growth and...

Agenda for inaugural FIBA Conference announced

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA), which holds its inaugural annual conference on...
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Opinions & blogs

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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Technology

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...
Appointments

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

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

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

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

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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