Bridging

CBFL wants more transparency in STL market

Capital Bridging Finance Limited (CBFL) has introduced a video recording process for all its...

27% annual rise in gross bridging lending

Gross bridging lending in 2013 totalled £2.0 billion, up 3.3% from the annual figure...

Capital Bridging Finance hires senior underwriter

Capital Bridging Finance has welcomed Robin Turnbull as a senior underwriter to its underwriting...

Flurry of activity for Masthaven on ‘deadline day’

Masthaven Bridging Finance completed on £6 million of bridging loans on 31 January, the...

Omni Capital targets high end development projects

Omni Capital is offering a new development funding deal. The product is designed for...

Review BTL income requirements, says packager

Complete FS is urging buy-to-let lenders to review their insistence on a minimum income...

No lending ceiling for Bridgebank

Bridgebank Capital says it is now actively lending on bridging loans of any size...

Fincorp surpasses cystic fibrosis fundraising target

Fincorp has raised £30,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust through a combination of donations,...

2013 was Dragonfly’s busiest year to date

Dragonfly Property Finance has posted improved results for 2013. Last year, Dragonfly completed on...

Lenders are from Mars, brokers are from Venus

We all knew lenders and brokers sat on different sides of the fence but...

New operations role at Hope Capital

Bridging finance provider Hope Capital has appointed Hayley Taylor as its operations manager. She joined...

New office and faces for Omni Capital

Omni Capital is to relocate to new premises over the next week. The lender...

New short-term deal from Shawbrook

Shawbrook’s Commercial Mortgages division is entering the heavy refurbishment arena with the launch of...

Christmas bridge saves soccer star

A premier league footballer has been saved from bankruptcy proceedings by Bespoke Bridging Finance. In...

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Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...

International demand for UK property investment ‘more diverse than expected’

The UK property market is attracting investment from a much broader range of international...