Bridging

Enness launches commercial and development finance brokerage

High net worth mortgage brokerage, Enness, has announced the launch of Enness Commercial and Enness...

Reditum Capital joins ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has been joined by mezzanine and bridging...

Octane Capital hires senior BDM

Justin Cooper has joined bridging lender Octane Capital, as senior business development manager. Cooper joins...

Two new associate members for the ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has welcomed Allegiance Insure and Moorfields Advisory...

Black Book Finance adds to commercial team

Black Book Finance has appointed Bridget Kibiru to the position of commercial finance executive. Kibiru (pictured) has 12...

Bridging lender launches with bespoke offering

Octane Capital has launched today with a focus on complex, non-standard and larger loans...

Developers welcome decision to extend PDR legislation

74% of property developers expect to see an increase in the number of conversions...

Roma Finance unveils 0.75% bridging rate

Roma Finance has introduced a new 'special spring' rate of 0.75% per month and...

Kuflink gains authorisation for P2P platform

Kuflink has received full authorisation from the FCA for its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform. The firm,...

Funding 365 cuts commercial bridging rates

Bridging lender Funding 365 has reduced the starting interest rate for its commercial bridging...

Castle Trust completes £13m development deal

Castle Trust Capital has completed a £13.2 million development loan with Brightstar Financial. The deal...

Refurbishment finance milestone for LendInvest

LendInvest has completed its first Refurbishment Finance loan for an experienced developer in Scotland. The specialist...

Clever Lending hires new sales manager

Clever Lending has appointed Scott Leach to the position of sales manager. Leach (pictured) has previously...

Two more departures at Fortwell Capital

Fortwell Capital have announced that its sales director, Martin Gilsenan and business development manager,...

COMMENT

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...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

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VAS appoints head of IT and business systems

Valuation panel management firm VAS has appointed Lewis Birdsworth as head of IT and...

Click2Check adds ID verification to adviser compliance platform

Click2Check has added an identity verification service to its digital compliance platform, aimed at...

Atom points to growing near-prime hurdle for first-time buyers

First-time buyers with thin credit files or minor historic credit issues are becoming a...

Landlords move to regain possession before Renters’ Rights Act changes

Landlords stepped up possession activity in March as the 1 May implementation of the...

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