Bridging

Significant milestone reached by Vantage Finance

Vantage Finance is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month. The master broker was established...

Brightstar sponsors Sepsis Trust charity ball

Last Friday saw celebrities, supporters and those affected by Sepsis coming together on UK...

Hope Capital offers enhanced proc fee

Short-term lender Hope Capital is offering a 50% enhanced procuration fee from 23 September...

Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the cheapest of them all?

Sounds crass I know, but my Fincorp colleagues and I have recently been developing...

Bridgebank Capital to become two brands

Bridgebank Capital has confirmed it is to launch a new 'split brand' this week. ...

New member for the ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has recruited new member Market Financial Solutions....

Fraud cop to address ASTL conference

Detective Chief Inspector, Andy Fyfe, whose role it is to investigate and bring to...

New face at Hope Capital

Hope Capital has recruited a new business development manager, Danny Power. This is...

Bridging extension fees could contravene MMR, claims lender

Bridging lender Fincorp has claimed that those short-term lenders who charge clients a large...

Signature Private Finance reveals pair of hires

Short-term property finance provider Signature Private Finance has made two new appointments. Nigel Robbins, who...

Business exceeding expectations for brokers

45% of brokers who operate in the bridging, development finance and asset finance...

ASTL appoints new executive committee

The Association of Short Term Lenders’ (ASTL) has appointed its new executive committee. Three...

Enterprise Finance acquires bridging lender

Enterprise Finance has announced its acquisition of bridging lender West One Loans. The transaction was...

New seminar theatres for Financial Services Expo

Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has announced a range of new seminar theatres to...

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Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

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Protection Guru: Consumer Duty can benefit both clients and advisers

New data from Protection Guru suggests that advisers who prioritise best value protection products...

National recruitment firm specialising in conveyancing launches

A new recruitment agency has been launched in the North East with the aim...

Bigger homes driving house price growth as flats lag behind

Demand for larger homes has driven growth in UK property prices over the past...

West One Loans passes major development finance lending mark

West One Loans has reached the milestone of £1 billion of lending within the...