Bridging

Inspired Lending provides £2m facility for Nottingham HMO scheme 

Inspired Lending has delivered a £2 million loan facility to fund the acquisition and...

Hope Capital unveils lower-rate loan for commercial-to-residential conversions

Hope Capital has launched a new specialist commercial loan aimed at developers seeking to...

Keychain implements bridging and commercial upgrade

Digital client platform Keychain has launched a suite of specialist workflows tailored to the...

Bridging sees growth in investment purchases as processing times improve

Bridging finance is increasingly being used by property investors to secure purchases and act...

Funding 365 raises maximum light refurbishment LTV

Funding 365 has raised the maximum gross loan-to-value (LTV) on its Light Refurbishment product...

Planning approvals drop despite rise in applications

England’s planning system is showing signs of growing strain as new government figures reveal...

Taylor Rose parent AIIC Group launches cloud-based practice management platform

AIIC Group, the legal services group behind Taylor Rose, FDR Law and Kingsley Wood,...

Lakeshield launches exclusive auction finance deal with Brickflow

Lakeshield, a principal lender specialising in bridging and refurbishment finance, has launched an exclusive...

Paragon Bank backs sustainable Surrey scheme with £6.97m loan

A brownfield site in the Surrey village of Dunsfold is to be transformed into...

Castle Trust Bank passes £50m milestone with Dynamo bridging team

Castle Trust Bank has surpassed £50 million in bridging and buy-to-let completions with Dynamo’s...

Kuflink reappoints Narwal to spearhead renewed focus on bridging

Bridging lender Kuflink has announced the return of Ranjit Narwal as head of origination,...

Arc & Co. and UTB complete bridge in three weeks for overseas client

Arc & Co. has completed a £770,000 bridging loan for a foreign national borrower...

Bridging market defies seasonal slowdown with record Q1 performance

Britain’s bridging sector has entered 2025 on a strong footing, with the latest figures...

UTB bolsters northern bridging presence with new hires

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of two bridging underwriters, who will be...

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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