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COLG plans new commercial lender

City of London Group (COLG) has revealed that it is to start the process...

Developers failing to refinance off expensive deals

Developers in the UK are wasting £20m a year on interest they don’t need...

Octane Capital partners with RHL for bespoke £5m deal

Octane Capital has completed a £4.9m two-year developer exit to a client of RHL. The...

Brokers influenced by reliability and stability of lenders

A recent United Trust Bank broker sentiment poll has found that six out of...

Hope Capital expands team and office space

Bridging lender Hope Capital has made two appointments in the past month and is...

AOBP rebrands and broadens scope

The Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) has changed its name and broadened its remit. It...

Record lending for Together in November

Together achieved record lending in November, with the highest-ever monthly total in its 43-year...

Paradigm appoints preferred specialist lending partner

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added master broker, The Loan Partnership, to its panel as a...

Brokers more optimistic than their customers

36% of brokers working in property and asset finance believe that the majority of...

Octane Capital appoints credit manager

Octane Capital has recruited Nicky Pack as credit manager.  Pack (pictured) previously worked at Alternative Bridging...

Positive Commercial Finance celebrates tenth birthday

Specialist commercial finance broker Positive Commercial Finance is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its...

Portfolio landlord boost for Octane Capital

Octane Capital has reported a 27% increase in enquiries from portfolio landlords during October...

BFS launches <£1m development finance product

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has launched a bespoke product catering for loans at a...

Together provides £550k loan in five days

Together has completed a £550,000 short-term loan in five working days after a property...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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