Bridging

Together offers regulated bridging cross-charging

Together has revised its regulated bridging product range with the introduction of cross-charging. The specialist...

Clever Lending makes key commercial appointment

Clever Lending has appointed David Winter as commercial and bridging specialist as the master...

P2P platform gets IFISA green light

LandlordInvest has secured ISA manager approval from HM Revenue and Customs. The FCA authorised peer-to-peer lending platform...

Do your specialist and mainstream knowledge match up?

So here we are in a new year. 2017 has arrived and, if your...

New BDM for Signature Private Finance

Signature Private Finance has appointed Gary Playle as its new business development manager to...

Y3S takes 50% stake in Pink Pig Loans

Y3S Group has acquired a 50% shareholding in Pink Pig Loans (PPL), a brokerage...

Bridging Finance Solutions appoints regional business manager

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has announced the appointment of Richard Gray as regional business manager. Gray...

Record month for West One Loans

West One Loans has reported a record month in November with £54 million lent across residential...

Lender and distributor partner to save ‘dream home’ deal

Working in partnership to save customers from losing their dream home, Together and Specialist...

Goldentree: what north-south divide?

A bridging and development finance lender has revealed the geographical makeup of its lending. Goldentree...

Precise customer details at risk following burglary

A burglary last month at Precise Mortgages' site in Wolverhampton saw computer equipment stolen...

New national BDM for Positive Commercial Finance

Positive Commercial Finance has recruited Gary Ellis as business development manager. Ellis (pictured) has worked in...

CSF and Together save £12m development

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) secured a £3.6m bridge with Together in 10 working days to save a multi-property...

LendInvest reduces minimum bridging loan size

LendInvest has cut the minimum loan size applicable across its range of bridging finance products. The lender will...

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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