Bridging

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...

New combined sourcing system from Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance has launched a combined mortgage, secured loan and bridging online sourcing system...

Dragonfly CEO quits

Jonathan Samuels, CEO of Dragonfly Property Finance, has resigned to launch a new finance venture....

Shawbrook rejigs short-term range

Shawbrook Bank has introduced a number of changes to its short-term lending range. Changes include an increase in LTV...

Aldermore improves bridging proposition

Aldermore has cut its minimum valuation for light refurbishment bridging loans to £75,000, down...

The ASTL welcomes new member

Hampshire Trust Bank has become the newest member of the Association of Short Term...

FSE Cardiff to be held next June

Front Events, the events company behind the Financial Services Expo (FSE) shows, has announced the launch...

COMMENT

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

Leek BS launches five-year buy-to-let fixed rate

Leek Building Society has added a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage to its intermediary...

LendInvest unveils 10bps buy-to-let rate cuts

LendInvest Mortgages has reduced rates across its two-year and five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let products by...

Quantum Mortgages cuts rates and launches remortgage cashback

Quantum Mortgages has launched a cashback product for remortgages and reduced rates across its...

Paragon cuts buy-to-let rates by 20bps

Paragon Bank has reduced rates by 20 basis points (bps) across its buy-to-let mortgage...

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