Bridging

Bridgebank Capital hires national sales leader

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Steve Woods as national head of sales...

LendInvest completes first block trade of loans

New peer-to-peer mortgage trading platform, LendInvest, has reported the completion of its first 'block...

Bridgebank Capital reveals broker award winners

Bridgebank Capital has revealed the first successful winners of its Broker of the Month...

Mayfair Bridging expands proposition

Mayfair Bridging has extended its FCA permissions for its peer to peer UCIS scheme...

Montello gets further institutional investment

Montello Bridging Finance has agreed a funding arrangement with an institutional fund manager. The...

Bridgebank Capital hires head of compliance

Suzanna Walker has joined Bridgebank Capital's senior management team as head of compliance....

Best ever quarter for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance completed on 142 loans during the second quarter of 2013, its...

Bridgebank Capital expands BDM support team

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Cora Nolan to the support team for its business development...

Fincorp calls for unity behind ASTL

Bridging lender Fincorp is urging the short-term finance industry to unite behind the Association...

Record month for bridger

City based bridging lender Capital Bridging Finance Limited (CBFL) has completed more business in...

Increased activity for bridging and commercial brokers

44% of the respondents to a recent broker survey have so far found 2013...

New associate member for ASTL

Silk Route Legal has joined the ASTL as an associate member. It brings the total...

West One Loans funds football academy expansion

West One Loans has arranged a short-term secured loan to support the development of...

Shawbrook improves commercial proposition

Shawbrook Bank has made a number of changes across its commercial mortgages product range. Changes...

COMMENT

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

Latest news

More than 255,000 homeowners to leave five-year fixes by the end of June

More than 255,000 UK households are due to come off five-year fixed mortgage deals...

The Leeds strengthens intermediary team with senior account manager hire

Leeds Building Society has hired Michelle Ward as corporate account manager, adding more than...

Rising rental yields give landlords a stronger start to 2026, but March volatility clouds outlook

Fleet Mortgages’ latest Rental Barometer shows average yields reached 8.1% in Q1 2026, up...

Mortgage availability rises as lenders cut pricing

Mortgage availability increased in the first quarter of 2026 as lenders loosened supply and...

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