Bridging

BDLA addresses Market Financial Solutions crisis

The Bridging and Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has sought to reassure the market following...

Market Financial Solutions applies for administration

Market Financial Solutions has confirmed it has made an application to the court to...

UTB passes 50% mark for automated bridging valuations

United Trust Bank has announced that more than half of its bridging loan valuations...

Raw Capital Partners joins L&G Mortgage Club panel

Raw Capital Partners has joined the panel of Legal & General’s Mortgage Club, enabling...

Rely completes £2.1m buy-to-let refinance ahead of development loan deadline

Rely has completed a £2.1m buy-to-let refinance on a newly built four-home portfolio, securing...

Vic Jannels takes on non-executive chair role at BDLA

Vic Jannels has been appointed non-executive chair of the Bridging & Development Lenders Association,...

The Yorkshire urges shift towards repurposing to unlock 2.5m homes

Yorkshire Building Society has called for a fundamental rethink of housing policy, arguing that...

Peer-to-peer lender easyMoney joins BDLA

e-Money Capital Limited has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association as the trade...

OSB Group appoints BDM for the South West and South Wales

OSB Group has appointed John Hoole as business development manager to support brokers across...

Hope Capital promotes Cowan to CFOO role

Hope Capital Property Finance has promoted Kate Cowan to chief financial and operating officer...

Loan.co.uk hires Michelle Westley to drive intermediary growth

Loan.co.uk has appointed Michelle Westley as head of partnership marketing as the specialist lender...

Record surge in buy-to-let companies as landlords pivot

A record 66,587 buy-to-let limited companies were incorporated in 2025 due to more landlords...

Brightstar Group marks 15 years with £10bn in specialist lending and plans for 20% annual growth

Brightstar Group has marked its 15th year of trading by reporting more than £10bn...

StreamBank strengthens broker support with senior hires in sales and underwriting

Specialist lender StreamBank has added to its sales and underwriting teams as it looks...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

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...

Latest news

Sort Group launches podcast on conveyancing reform

Sort Group is launching a podcast series focused on the pressures facing conveyancing and...

The Melton adds to broker team with new hire and internal promotion

Melton Building Society has expanded its broker sales team with the appointment of Heidi...

Royal London updates income protection terms to reflect changing world of work

Royal London has revised its income protection occupation classes following a wide-ranging review aimed...

Clydesdale raises selected residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates

Clydesdale will increase selected residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates from Tuesday 14 April,...

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