Bridging

Bridgebank Capital reports growth in demand

The Bridgebank Capital Group has reported almost £35 million of loan advances in the last...

Enterprise & West One Loans parent recognised by Sunday Times

Enra Group, the organisation under which specialist loan distributor Enterprise Finance and bridging lender West One...

Brightstar and MTF unveil people development partnership

Brightstar has announced the launch of its official people development partnership with MTF. This follows...

£10.4m refinance deal completed in the north west

Quantum by Bridgebank Capital has completed a £10.4 million short term loan advance against...

Shawbrook reports improved service improvement

Shawbrook Bank’s Commercial Mortgages division has published its service level agreement (SLA) figures for October. Over...

ASTL amends code of conduct

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) is seeking to improve standards in the bridging...

Mint Bridging unveils refurb product

Mint Bridging has launched an 80% LTV bridging product, aimed at developers carrying out...

Bridging brokers confident about a better year

Over three quarters of brokers working in the bridging sector, who responded to a...

Brightstar reaches IIP gold standard

Brightstar has just achieved its Investors in People (IIP) Gold standard, one of only...

Bridger completes complex £7.7m loan

Quantum by Bridgebank Capital has completed a £7.73 million short term loan advance against...

Record-breaking day for bridging lender

Bridging lender Century Capital has revealed that it broke all previous records by completing...

Lender competes £9.1m bridge

Quantum by Bridgebank Capital has completed a £9.1 million short term loan advance involving...

Dragonfly hires ops manager and internal BDM

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Hannah Mason as operations manager and Sam Wisker as...

Duo joins Complete FS

Complete FS has appointed two new members of staff to its broker facing teams. Davinia...

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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