Bridging

Together announces new £375m bond

Specialist lender Together has closed a £375m bond issuance, which will increase its funding capacity. The new...

CSF partners with LendInvest to fund renovation

LendInvest has completed its first case with Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF). The specialist distributor's client...

Bridging packager sees 30-40% business uplift

First 4 Bridging says it has seen a 30-40% increase in broker enquiries on bridging...

Warning sounded over limited company BTL tax liabilities

The audience at last week's Association of Short Term Lenders' (ASTL) annual conference heard tax adviser...

Bridging back in business after referendum

Gross annual bridging lending increased to £4.4bn in July following the Brexit vote, with...

Bridging lender sentiment returns

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed that sentiment amongst bridging lenders...

Appointments at United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank has made two appointments in its specialised mortgages division. Robert Owen, currently...

Record results for Together

Together has posted record pre-tax profits £90.3m for the year ending 30 June 2016, an...

LendInvest unveils Property Development Academy

LendInvest has launched the LendInvest Property Development Academy, a new initiative designed to teach aspiring...

New ASTL executive committee

Members of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) have appointed a new executive...

Government urged to help SME developers

LendInvest has called on the government to do more overcome the challenges and obstacles facing property...

New high for SME lending

Small business lending hit an all-time high over the past 12 months, according to...

Funding 365 appoints sales director

Bridging lender Funding 365 has added Paul Weitzkorn to its team as sales director. He joins from Goldman Sachs,...

The buy-to-let Bank of Mum and Dad

We’ve all seen the importance of that venerable ‘institution’, the Bank of Mum and...
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COMMENT

Fixed rates

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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Building Societies

The Darlington trims mortgage rates by up to 20bps

Darlington Building Society has reduced selected rates across its residential, specialist residential, shared ownership,...
Technology

Brokers review sourcing technology as demand grows for connected systems

Mortgage brokers are increasingly reassessing their technology stacks, with sourcing systems emerging as the...
networks

Rosemount expands internship programme with two Cardiff Business School students

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has welcomed two new interns from Cardiff Business School as...
Building Societies

West Brom cuts shared ownership mortgage rates

West Brom Building Society has reduced selected shared ownership mortgage rates by up to...

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