Bridging

EXCLUSIVE: Colin Sanders steps down from Allica Bank bridging role

Colin Sanders, one of the UK’s most experienced specialist lending bosses, has stepped down...

StreamBank adds title insurance to accelerate bridging completions

StreamBank has introduced title insurance on all bridging loans up to £2 million in...

18 months of Inspired Lending: how we’ve grown alongside the bridging market

In December 2023, we completed our very first bridging loan. On the surface, it...

HTB unveils Portfolio Edge to tackle portfolio refinance challenges for brokers

Hampshire Trust Bank has launched Portfolio Edge, a new structured lending product aimed at...

Allica Bank completes £5.85m bridging facility

Allica Bank has completed a £5.85 million bridging facility to help fund the purchase...

Castle Trust Bank enhances broker experience with launch of PULSE platform

Castle Trust Bank has unveiled a new application and processing system for intermediaries, marking...

Kuflink raises LTV thresholds and backs title indemnity to cut delays

Bridging lender Kuflink has announced a series of updates to its lending criteria, aimed...

Fiduciam lowers rates across UK and EU lending markets

Fiduciam has announced significant interest rate reductions across its bridging and development loan products,...

Hilco completes £11.5m bridging loan on Liverpool student block in two weeks

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed a £11.5m bridging loan on The Platform,...

Bridging market predicts increase in demand

Confidence among brokers in the future of short-term lending is at its highest level...

HTB trims bridging rates by 10bps

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced a 10 basis point cut across its full...

Aspen completes £1.575m no-valuation bridge in nine days

Aspen Bridging has delivered a £1,575,000 no-valuation bridging loan in nine days to support...

Bridging finance proves more resilient than buy-to-let in high-rate environment

Bridging finance has shown greater resilience than buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages amid elevated interest rates,...

Bridge Help bolsters business development team

Bridge Help has expanded its business development team with the appointment of Daisy Wilson,...

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Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

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SortRefer posts record-breaking month for completions and revenue

SortRefer recorded its strongest-ever month for completions and revenue in October. The Derby-based conveyancing and...

Catalyst reinforces underwriting operations with key promotions

Catalyst Property Finance has strengthened its underwriting function through a strategic restructure and a...

HTB backs £4m refinance for London landlord

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £4m semi-commercial refinance for an experienced landlord in...

MPC narrowly votes to hold rates at 4% as calls for a cut grow louder

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has come within a whisker of...

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