Bridging

Yanks sink Europeans in Ryder Cup-style charity event

The finance industry's alternative Ryder Cup saw the USA team demolish their European opponents,...

Connect unveils options for non-regulated advisers

Connect Mortgage Club has launched a new website for intermediaries and non-regulated advisers. The firm,...

New Bridging Solutions broker site

Bridging Solutions has launched a new website. The south coast based intermediary bridging firm has...

West One Loans introduces text service

Bridging lender West One Loans has unveiled an SMS service. The service is designed...

New face at Dragonfly

Caroline Beer has joined the sales support team at Dragonfly Property Finance. She was previously...

New proposition from Niche Financial Solutions

Niche Financial Solutions is running a prize draw to celebrate the launch of...

Brokers broaden bridging’s appeal

The vast majority of brokers have used bridging finance for purposes other than a...

FSA authorisation for BFS Home Loans

BFS Home Loans has been approved by the FSA for regulated mortgage contracts. The firm...

Brokers still confident about buy-to-let market

There has been a slight fall in the proportion of brokers who think this...

Licence revoked of second charge/bridging lender

Reddy Corporation Ltd has had its credit licence revoked by the Office of Fair...

FSA seeks to restrict UCIS promotion

The FSA has published proposals to ban the promotion of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes...

Positive distributing 0.75% pcm bridging deal

Positive Lending is now offering a bridging rate of 0.75% per month available to...

Brightstar claims “cheapest bridging deal” in UK

Brightstar Financial has launched a new bridging facility via the Saffron Building Society. Under the...

Omni Capital reveals strong lending figures

Omni Capital lent £100 million during the first six months of 2012. The specialist short-term...

COMMENT

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...

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

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Market stalls as rates surge on Middle East tensions

The UK housing market lost momentum in March with rising borrowing costs and geopolitical...

HSBC UK opens registrations for Q2 mortgage fraud and masterclass webinars

HSBC UK has opened registrations for its Q2 2026 mortgage fraud webinar series, with...

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage and product transfer rates

Virgin Money will increase a range of selected purchase, remortgage and product transfer rates...

Newcastle trims intermediary mortgage rates by up to 14bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has cut rates across its new lending range, with reductions of...

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