Bridging

Positive extends free bridging valuation offer

Positive Lending is extending its offer to provide a free upfront valuation on Precise...

Colin Bell joins Hampshire Trust to spearhead commercial launch

Colin Bell has become managing director of commercial mortgages at Hampshire Trust Bank. He has...

Bridging loan returns trumping wine and art

Research from West One Loans has indicated that bridging loans have provided investors higher...

Masthaven completes £4m regulated bridge in 4 days

Masthaven Finance has announced the completion of a £4.2m regulated bridging loan for Savills...

Roma Finance lowers rates

Roma Finance has unveiled an updated product range. The Manchester-based bridging finance and development lender plans...

Y3S expands office space

Y3S Group, the Cardiff-based specialist mortgage and loan packager, has agreed terms and received...

Bridging volumes easily outstripping housing budget

The latest West One Loans Bridging Index has reported that the volume of annual...

Together appoints general counsel

Nigel Dale is to join Together as its general counsel. He is currently a banking...

Together appoints group valuations manager

Andrew Murdoch has joined specialist lender Together as group valuations manager, following 12 years with...

Amicus reveals plans for 2016

Short-term lender Amicus is planning lending "well in excess" of £400m in 2016. Keith Aldridge, the lender's...

First 4 Bridging arranges £2.5m deal in three days

Master broker First 4 Bridging has completed a £2.5m loan for a client of...

A big year for bridging

More so than other years, I’m really looking forward to putting my feet up...

Masthaven becomes a Fast Track 100 company

Masthaven Finance has revealed its inclusion in The Sunday Times' Virgin Fast Track 100. The...

Shawbrook completes STL deal in 10 days

Shawbrook Bank has announced the completion of a short term loan (STL) deal, processed from...
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COMMENT

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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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...
House prices

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

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

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

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

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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