Bridging

49% rise in value of bringing loans

Latest quarterly figures from the Association of Short Term Lenders’ (ASTL) reveal that the value...

NACFB reveals Expo details

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has announced details of its sixth...

Celebrations at LendInvest

LendInvest is celebrating its second anniversary today. During that time it has lent over £300m...

Dragonfly revamps Senior Stretch offering

Dragonfly Property Finance has made changes to its Stretch Senior Development Finance proposition. The two...

TFC and LMC complete 3-day bridge for auction purchase

TFC Homeloans and Lancashire Mortgage Corporation (TMC) teamed up in April to ensure a...

Complete FS reveals details of specialist lender event

Complete FS is inviting intermediaries across the South of England to meet with a...

Dragonfly overhauls resi refurb offering

Dragonfly Property Finance has revamped its residential refurbishment products. Previously, Dragonfly’s refurbishment loans were capped...

Alpha Bridging expands sales team

Alpha Bridging has appointed Jeff Bungar to develop new business through the intermediary sector...

Omni Capital provides £55m holding bridge

Omni Capital has provided a £55m 'holding bridge' in advance of proposed development work...

Bridging industry positive despite election uncertainty

Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) members are confident despite speculation on how future policies...

LMC finances £3.2m company rebridge

Lancashire Mortgage Corporation (LMC) has facilitated a £3.2 million limited company re-bridge for broker partner Brightstar...

West One completed £80m in Q1

West One Loans has grown its loan book to £200m. The lender said it...

Nigel Payne to lead TFC Homeloans

Industry veteran Nigel Payne has joined specialist distributor TFC Homeloans as its managing director. In...

Strong Q1 for Amicus

Amicus Finance has revealed that it completed £67m worth of completions in the first quarter...

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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