Bridging

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...

Kuflink opens new principal office

Bridging lender Kuflink Bridging has had its new head office in Gravesend officially opened by Treasury...

Masthaven open for business as challenger bank

New challenger bank Masthaven has launched today with savings and lending products. The new player says it is the...

LendInvest appoints northern BDM

LendInvest has appointed its first business development manager (BDM) for northern England. Damien Druce (pictured), a BDM...

Preparing for a healthy New Year pipeline

At the moment, and quite understandably, everyone is focused on the Autumn Statement. Given...

TFC Homelans cuts fees

TFC Homeloans is reducing its fees from Black Friday. Brokers can choose from two fee options, based...

Bridging loans take third quarter fall

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported a fall in the value...

Funding 365 unveils short lease bridging deal

Bridging lender Funding 365 has introduced a new, short lease bridging product which it believes...

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,...

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Foundation backs complex Oxfordshire holiday-let purchase

Foundation has provided a £153,700 mortgage for an experienced landlord buying a newly developed...

Openwork adds Perenna and West One to mortgage panel

The Openwork Partnership has added Perenna and West One to its mortgage lending panel,...

Bank of England holds rate at 3.75% as energy risks cloud outlook

The Bank of England has kept Bank Rate at 3.75% amid concern that higher...

TML and Bluestone cut selected residential mortgage rates

The Mortgage Lender and Bluestone Mortgages have reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up...

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