Bridging

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,...

Octopus strengthens relationship with Black Book Finance

Octopus Property has completed £6.4m of loans for new distributor Black Book Finance within...

Bob Sturges leaves Fortwell Capital

Bob Sturges is leaving Fortwell Capital after six years at the lender. The communications specialist...

Funding Circle signals end of development lending

Funding Circle is to focus on its core small business lending product in the...

Record month for Complete FS

Complete FS has reported that March was its best month for new business since 2008 with...

Jobs saved by Together’s bridging deal

Together has helped save over 40 jobs by agreeing a loan for a manufacturer’s move...

CSF hires development finance director

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Michael Fisher as development finance director. The business intends to...

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,...

Latest news

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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