Bridging

The role of bridging in Bank Refinance Settlement opportunities

Following the rapid decline in the UK property sector from 2008, and the related...

Target wins Chaseblue Loans contract

Loan and mortgage broker software provider Target bluechip has secured a contract to supply...

Alpha Bridging recruits chairman

Short-term lender Alpha Bridging has announced the appointment of Kenneth Hillen as chairman. Hillen has...

Shawbrook appoints lending manager

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Kynan Benjamin as a lending manager in the commercial...

Property investment better than gold

West One Loans has claimed that property bridging loans have provided investors with the...

Complete FS celebrates 21st birthday

Complete FS is celebrating its 21st birthday at its 11th annual Expo, to be...

New brand identity for TFC Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has unveiled a new brand identity across its website and communications. The...

Hope Capital on expansion drive

Bridging lender Hope Capital is planning to open a London office and recruit another...

Omni funds Chelsea Harbour development

Omni Capital's structured finance division has completed a £48 million bridging loan to fund...

Masthaven “rescues” client from bankrupt funder

Masthaven Bridging Finance has assisted clients of Savills Private Finance (SPF) refinance when faced...

Treating customers fairly?

Whilst most bridging lenders operating in the sector are not currently regulated, those who...

MTF hires head of marketing and communications

Bridging lender MTF has appointed Millie Dyson as its head of marketing and communications. ...

Dragonfly breaks £1bn barrier

Dragonfly Property Finance says it has now lent over £1bn of lending since its...

Bridgebank Capital overhauls website

Bridgebank Capital has launched a fully re-designed website with increased functionality. Following a review of...

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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...

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The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now....

Brokers urged to strengthen sanctions checks

Mortgage and financial services firms are being urged to review their sanctions controls after...

OneDome named among Europe’s fastest-growing fintech firms

OneDome has been named one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in Europe, the Middle...

Foundation raises maximum residential lending age to 80

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum residential lending age from 75 to 80...

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