Bridging

Flipping falls to 12-year low as stamp duty hikes squeeze investor margins

The number of homes flipped across England and Wales has fallen to its lowest...

Inspired Lending aids stalled Devon scheme with £800k finish and exit loan

Inspired Lending has completed an £800,000 funding deal to support the completion of a...

KSEYE introduces title insurance and refurbishment drawdown

Specialist bridging lender KSEYE has expanded its product range with the introduction of title...

HTB hire to bolster development finance team in London and the South

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Liam Mullans as lending director for London and...

Quantum Mortgages promotes Rachel Thomas to lead bridging division

Quantum Mortgages has announced the promotion of Rachel Thomas to head of bridging finance,...

Pluto Finance appoints Eduardo Martin to lead Iberian expansion

Pluto Finance has announced the appointment of Eduardo Martin as lending director for Iberia,...

Court of Appeal rules mortgage capital demands fall outside ‘arrears’ protections

A landmark Court of Appeal judgment has clarified the scope of protections available under...

London Credit slashes commercial and semi-commercial rates

London Credit has reduced interest rates on its semi-commercial and commercial bridging products by...

Alternative Bridging completes £487k refinance for Nottinghamshire hotel owner

Alternative Bridging Corporation has completed a £487,500 commercial term loan for a Nottinghamshire-based hotel...

Specialist Hub enlists industry veterans in strategic consultancy push

Specialist Hub has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of two well-known industry...

Word On The Street appoints new partner

Specialist finance broker Word On The Street has strengthened its leadership team with the...

Recognise Bank provides breathing space with £1.79m bridging loan

Recognise Bank has completed a £1.795 million bridging loan for a long-standing Lincolnshire-based development...

Quantum Mortgages expands bridging criteria

Quantum Mortgages has expanded the scope of its bridging loan offering, unveiling a series...

Precise provides £2m developer exit loan for high-end Wirral scheme

Specialist lender Precise has provided a £2m developer exit facility to refinance a luxury...

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...

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Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

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