Bridging

The bridging price war will continue

It has been, shall we say, an interesting start to the new year particularly...

Expansion plans at BFS

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) is planning to double turnover for the third year running. Last year was...

LendInvest completes first auction product loan

LendInvest has completed its first official auction finance loan for a new customer purchasing...

Shawbrook completes urgent bridge in three days

Shawbrook Bank's commercial mortgages has stepped in to provide a vital bridging loan for a client...

New head of sales for Mint Bridging

Mint Bridging has hired Sinead Moynihan as its new head of sales. Before joining...

New Shawbrook Academy schedule published

Shawbrook Bank has announced a new series of its Shawbrook Academy events for advisers. The...

Roma Finance aids £1m basement conversion

Roma Finance has come to the rescue of a customer, who had been let down...

LendInvest offering new refurb product

LendInvest has launched a new refurbishment finance product aimed at experienced property professionals. The refurbishment...

New associate member for ASTL

Begbies Traynor has become the latest associate member to join the Association of Short...

New bridging rates from Octopus Property

Octopus Property has made rates reductions on its bridging loan range across all major LTV bandings....

Record 2016 for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported that in 2016 issued terms were up 81%, completed...

BFS unveils its lowest bridging rate yet

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has announced that its rates will start from 0.75% per...

Castle Trust joins AOBP

Castle Trust has joined the Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) as an Associate Lender. It...

Bridging lender unveils 0.55% deal

Bridging lender Signature Private Finance has launched a new 0.55% per month product, with...

COMMENT

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...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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