Bridging

Funding Circle reaches £100m milestone

Funding Circle has revealed that its investors have now lent more than £100 million...

Brokers saw uplift after Carney’s bank rate hint

A quarter of brokers who took part in United Trust Bank’s most recent survey...

Pair of new hires for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Mitesh Patel as a credit analyst and Linda Johnson...

New associate member for the ASTL

Synectics Solutions has joined the Association of Shot Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate...

Shawbrook moves into regulated bridging

Shawbrook Bank has launched into the regulated bridging market with two new specialist mortgage...

Paradigm signs exclusive deal with Brightstar

Paradigm Mortgage Services has agreed an exclusive two-year partnership with Brightstar. Paradigm will, from today,...

Freedom Finance ramps up intermediary staffing levels

Freedom Finance has revealed a more than doubling of its its intermediary-focussed staff numbers after...

Dragonfly reviews buy-to-let offering

Dragonfly Property Finance has made key changes to its buy-to-let product range. The lender has introduced the following...

ASTL reveals final conference line up

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed the complete line up for...

MBE launches new finance Expo in Bristol

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced the launch of a new Expo in Bristol on...

Dragonfly passes redemption milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance has now redeemed more than £1bn in loans since its launch...

Y3S secures full FCA authorisation

Second charge packager Y3S Loans has received formal notification of authorisation from the Financial...

Bridger appoints BDM for Scotland

Bridging lender Hope Capital has appointed a new business development manager for Scotland. During the summer...

Specialist lender unveils new name

The financial services group previously known as Jerrold Holdings has now become 'Together'. The...

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...

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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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