Bridging

ASTL welcomes 35th member

Short-term property finance specialist Avamore Capital has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders...

43% of brokers adversely affected by referendum

A new poll of over 200 finance brokers operating in the fields of bridging,...

Precise hails bridging AVM as ‘win-win’

Precise Mortgages has introduced an Automated Valuation Model (AVM) to its bridging loan process. The lender claims...

LendInvest completes three-day bridge with First 4 Bridging

LendInvest has completed a bridging loan within three days on behalf of master broker...

Dragonfly passes major lending milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance, part of the Octopus group, has passing £2bn of loan completions...

New London offices for Fortwell Capital

Fortwell Capital, the provider of short and medium-term real estate funding, is moving to new, long-term...

Specialist Financial Services to use Bluechip Broker

Target Group is to supply its Bluechip Broker system to Specialist Financial Services, a...

ASTL annual conference keynote speaker revealed

Lord Daniel Finkelstein, political journalist and former adviser to the Prime Minister, is to...

Funding 365 completes £8.5m bridging in 3 days

Funding 365 has completed an £8.5m bridging loan within three working days in order...

Shawbrook changes short-term loan criteria

Shawbrook Bank has made four tweaks to its criteria for short-term loans (STL) following...

Vantage Finance appoints chairman

The former CEO of Aviva’s life insurance business has been appointed as chairman of...

LendInvest revamps bridging proposition

LendInvest has revised its bridging loan offering. The lender has split its bridging loan offering...

ASTL reveals 2016 conference details

ASTL’s annual conference to tackle lending in an uncertain world The Association of Short Term...

V Loans boosts bridging team

V Loans has appointed a business development manager and a case manager to its...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge yesterday and will finish on Friday this week....

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

When the market gets messy, control matters more than ever

There is a tendency to look at the current market and focus purely on activity levels, particularly after the recent spike driven by lender...

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Santander customers overpay mortgages by £894m

Santander UK customers overpaid their mortgages by more than £894 million in the first...

The Mortgage Lender cuts buy-to-let rates and brings back 75% LTV deals

The Mortgage Lender has reduced buy-to-let rates by up to 0.35% and relaunched selected...

Paradigm adds Afin Bank to lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving member firms...

Air supports Linear move into later life lending

Air is supporting Linear Financial Solutions as the Primis Mortgage Network firm launches into...

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