Bridging

Lending markets to hold up despite uncertainty

It was impossible not to be caught up in the General Election campaign –...

Shawbrook directors reject takeover bid

Shawbrook Group is sending a circular to its shareholders in response to the final...

ASTL welcomes back founder member

Affirmative Group has re-joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). The Manchester-based lender left...

New bridging deal from LendInvest

LendInvest has launched a new three-year bridge product as a funding alternative to a...

Brokers face challenge from Brexit uncertainty

The most recent broker sentiment survey from United Trust Bank found that the factor most...

Comercial Trust extends Mortgage Brain partnership

Commercial Trust has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain and is now offering the...

Clever Lending becomes Masthaven Premier Partner

Clever Lending has been appointed as a Premier Partner of Masthaven Bank. It will distribute...

Octane joins Pure Funding Solutions’ panel

Octane Capital has been added to Pure Funding Solutions’ panel of lenders. New lender Octane...

Alternative lenders filling the void

The latest Property Investor Survey conducted by bridging lender, MTF, has revealed that three-quarters of...

Brokers still expect house price growth

65% of property and asset finance brokers expect the average house price to increase...

Octane Capital completes offshore ownership deal

Octane Capital has completed a £5.4m bridging loan to an offshore borrower in seven...

MBE Bristol Expo open for registration

Free registration for the Bristol Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) on 6 June is now...

IMLA urges lending support for SME housebuilders

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has found that the majority of mortgage lenders and...

Octane Capital partners with network

Connect for Intermediaries has become the first mortgage network to partner with new bridging lender...

COMMENT

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

The Darlington trims mortgage rates by up to 20bps

Darlington Building Society has reduced selected rates across its residential, specialist residential, shared ownership,...

Brokers review sourcing technology as demand grows for connected systems

Mortgage brokers are increasingly reassessing their technology stacks, with sourcing systems emerging as the...

Rosemount expands internship programme with two Cardiff Business School students

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has welcomed two new interns from Cardiff Business School as...

West Brom cuts shared ownership mortgage rates

West Brom Building Society has reduced selected shared ownership mortgage rates by up to...

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