Bridging

Ensure you broaden your revenue base

There’s a huge amount of excitement in the broker community at present — and...

Roma Finance launches 0.44% bridge

Roma Finance has cut the rate on its three month bridging product to 0.44%...

Together sees 65% rise in originations

Specialist lender Together has reported average monthly loan originations of £125.4m for the third...

Octane provides bridge on 65 flats

Octane Capital has completed a £7.3m bridging loan secured against 11 residential properties in North...

New quartet of Private Label deals

Brightstar Financial has launched four new and exclusive, specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgage products...

Urban areas can’t keep pace with expanding populations

The fastest growing towns and cities in the UK are currently building as few...

Together’s one-day funding saves £70k

Together and Dolphin Loans and Mortgages have completed a bridging loan in one working...

Two-thirds of brokers report bridging rise

65% of brokers saw an increase in bridging loan volume in the third quarter...

Sirius and Amicus complete two high value deals

High net worth City based brokerage Sirius Property Finance, part of the Brightstar Financial...

Together saves couple’s ‘dream’ Scottish rural retreat

Specialist lender Together has partnered with Smart Money to finance a £2.3 million short-term...

BFS to continue key sponsorship

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) is to sponsor the Liverpool Society of Chartered Accountants' annual...

Bridging sector remains resilient

The value of bridging loans written for the third quarter of 2017 showed a...

Mint Bridging unveils festive offer

Mint Bridging  is offering a luxury hamper on all new loan enquiries received from today...

Naismiths to monitor large Shawbrook-funded development

Naismiths has been appointed by Shawbrook Bank to monitor one of the bank’s largest development...
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COMMENT

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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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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