Bridging

Hope Capital doubles Shawbrook facility after record growth period

Hope Capital has secured an enhanced funding facility with Shawbrook Bank, marking the latest...

Investors turn to refurbishment finance as funding becomes cheaper

Property investors are increasingly turning to refurbishment finance to accelerate renovation projects and mitigate...

Q&A: Andrea Glasgow, Hampshire Trust Bank

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Andrea Glasgow, sales director, specialist mortgages & bridging,...

Bridging finance for refurbishment – is it light, medium or heavy?

Not all refurbishment projects are created equal. The type of works being undertaken will...

UTB cuts bridging rates and eases criteria in broker-driven overhaul

United Trust Bank (UTB) has unveiled a series of rate reductions and criteria enhancements...

LendInvest hires chief commercial officer

LendInvest Mortgages has named John Eastgate as its new chief commercial officer. Eastgate (pictured) joins...

London Credit cuts bridging loan rates

London Credit has announced a series of rate reductions across its bridging loan products,...

Kuflink completes rescue deal to prevent receivership

Specialist bridging lender Kuflink has stepped in to save an expat client from receivership...

Roma Finance introduces dual rep to accelerate completions

Roma Finance has launched dual legal representation across its bridging and term loan products,...

Alternative Bridging provides £1.15m revolving facility for York development

Alternative Bridging Corporation has completed a £1.15 million Alternative Overdraft facility to support the...

Catalyst Property Finance named Patron Lender of NACFB

Catalyst Property Finance has been appointed as a Patron Lender of the National Association...

SDKA raises semi-commercial LTV to 75%

Bridging lender SDKA has increased its maximum loan-to-value for semi-commercial properties to 75%, responding...

Five Foxes take specialist lending insights to Leeds brokers

The collaborative 'Five Foxes' group of East Midlands building societies is set to take...

Mera refinances industrial and storage site with £7.5m bridge

Mera Investment Management has completed a £7.5m bridging loan to refinance an industrial and...

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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