Bridging

Hope Capital hires Midlands BDM

Bridging lender Hope Capital has appointed a business development manager (BDM) who will focus on the...

Bridging finance “still popular beyond buy-to-let”

Clever Lending has reported a steady increase in bridging finance applications for a variety of...

Precise unveils limited company BTL deal

Precise Mortgages will tomorrow (21 January) launch a limited company buy-to-let product. Rates start at 4.09%...

New member for the ASTL

SimplyBiz Group has become the latest addition to join the Association of Short Term...

Positive Lending completes £10m bridge

Positive Lending has revealed that it completed a £10m bridging loan with United Trust...

Shawbrook posts commercial SLA results for December

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has published its service level agreement (SLA) figures for December...

Beware the best bridging rates

At First 4 Bridging we speak to brokers every day of the week, and...

Dragonfly celebrates best ever month

Dragonfly Property Finance has revealed that it had its biggest month ever in December...

Together saves client with two-day turnaround

Together has revealed that it worked with partners Crystal Specialist Finance and Priority Law...

New hires for West One Loans

Bridging lender West One Loans has made two key appointments. Paul Simpson joins the...

New brand identity for Y3S Group

Cardiff-based specialist finance group Y3S has unveiled its latest brand identity,overhauling it for the first time...

West One Loans reveals 2015 gross lending

West One Loans has reported that it completed £392m of gross lending in 2015. ...

Alpha Bridging joins the ASTL

Specialist bridging lender Alpha Bridging has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). Alpha...

Bridging lender completes £3m deal in four days

Century Capital has announced the completion of a £3m first charge loan to an...

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,...

Latest news

First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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