Bridging

New ASTL executive committee lineup revealed

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has elected its new executive committee.   Five...

New short-term offering from Keystone

Keystone has launched a new short-term finance range. It offers a choice of bridging loans aimed...

Short-term deal saves sizeable legacy

Lancashire Mortgage Corporation has helped a client save a legacy as well as increasing...

Typical bridging loan sizes grew in June

The latest West One Loans Bridging Index has stated that annual gross bridging lending increased by...

Aldermore unveils free bridging valuations

Aldermore is offering free valuations on all bridging applications for a limited period. The...

TFC unveils introducer service

TFC Homeloans has launched a new Introducer Appointed Representative service. The referral-only service will...

Record month for bridging lender

Bridging lender Amicus says it had record performance figures for July. Completions totalled over £39m in...

Hope Capital hires new BDM

Hope Capital has appointed a new business development manager. Paul Gammond joins the bridging lender...

FCA to address ASTL conference

Lorna O’Brien, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) technical specialist in its mortgage sector team in...

New monthly completions record for bridging lender

West One Loans has established a new monthly lending record by completing more than...

CML welcomes new members and associates

Two new members and two new associates have joined the Council of Mortgage Lenders...

Builders Finance Fund failing to make impression on brokers

A United Trust Bank (UTB) survey has found that more than half of brokers...

Crystal Specialist Finance reports record quarter

Crystal Specialist Finance has hailed its rebrand earlier in the year as a success. It...

Clever Lending moves into bridging and commercial finance

Secured loans master broker Clever Lending has appointed Steve Sanderson to expand into commercial...

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

Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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