Bridging

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...

West One Loans expands distribution

West One Loans has joined up with Tenet Group to offer its first and...

Castle Trust grows development finance proposition

Castle Trust Capital has doubled its maximum loan size for development finance and is...

Octane Capital appoints senior BDM

Liam Lawlor has joined Octane Capital as a senior business development manager (BDM). Lawlor (pictured)...

Together offers short-term refurb finance

Together has unveiled a new short-term loan for investors with residential property refurbishment. The refurbishment...

Third quarter fall in bridging lending

Gross bridging lending from Bridging Trends contributors fell in the third quarter to £142.75 million,...

Smart Money unveils unregulated business arm

Smart Money Ltd has launched Smart Money Finance for all its unregulated business activity. Smart...

BLG appoints deputy head of new business 

Business Lending Group (BLG) has announced the appointment of Gordon Robinson as its deputy...

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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