Bridging

Record results for Crystal

Crystal Specialist Finance has passed the total figure for issued terms in 2014, and...

Shawbrook completes its first regulated bridging deal

Shawbrook Bank has announced its completion on its new regulated bridging mortgage offering. The lender...

Brightstar receives Investors in People bronze award

Brightstar has achieved an Investors in People bronze level accreditation following its first assessment.  Just...

Savills joins the ASTL

Savills has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate member....

Alpha Bridging appoints BDM

Alpha Bridging has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Andy Stein as...

Dragonfly updates its development finance products

Dragonfly Property Finance had made two changes to its development product range. The interest...

United Trust Bank hires head of credit

United Trust Bank has appointed Rob Sherr as its chief credit officer. Sheer (pictured)...

Go Commercial Finance gets FCA permissions

Go Commercial Finance has been granted full consumer credit permissions by the Financial Conduct Authority...

Slowdown in gross annual bridging figures

There was a 27% increase in annual gross bridging lending in the 12 months...

Oblix Capital hires regional development manager

Short term bridging and development finance provider Oblix Capital has appointed of Steve Woods...

Shawbrook removes STL expiry margin increase

Shawbrook Bank has announced the removal of the 3% margin increase across its short...

Brightstar launches development finance division

Specialist lending distributor Brightstar has unveiled a new division to deal with its increasing demand...

Trio join Clever Lending

Master broker Clever Lending has made three new sales manager appointments. The trio will handle...

Amicus hires relationship manager

Mark Harrison has been appointed by Amicus as relationship manager. He joins the short-term lender...

COMMENT

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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Latest news

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

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