Bridging

ScotLend partners with Brickflow to expand bridging finance offering

ScotLend has announced a partnership with property finance marketplace Brickflow to broaden its reach...

Pivot Finance provides £3m bridge for Southampton student accommodation development

Pivot Finance has provided a £3m land bridge facility to support the acquisition of...

HTB provides Homes by Honey with £25m facility

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has structured a £25 million revolving facility to support the...

Tenn launches new capital facility across the UK

TENN has announced the launch of its new capital facility for the UK market,...

HREF completes first loan in Ireland

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed its first loan in the Republic of...

All CPSP passes for Brightstar employee cohort

The Brightstar Group has achieved a 100% pass rate for team members undertaking the...

What Poundland teaches us about bridging the value gap

When Poundland was founded, the vision was simple: make shopping an easy, transparent, and...

Funding 365 unveils new rates from 0.69%

Funding 365 has cut rates for its unregulated Residential Bridge and Light Refurbishment products. Both...

Colenko appoints business development manager for London & South

Colenko has appointed Lee Moran as a business development manager (BDM), covering London and...

Bridging finance market shows resilience and efficiency gains in 2024

The UK bridging finance sector demonstrated strong performance in 2024, maintaining steady lending volumes...

Close Brothers and Barwood Capital aim to boost SME housebuilding

Close Brothers Property Finance and Barwood Capital have partnered to provide what they argue...

Spring Finance acquires Masthaven Finance

Spring Finance's chief executive and owner, Andrew Bloom, has completed his acquisition of Masthaven...

HNW bridging lender appoints chief commercial officer

Tenn has appointed Chris Wright as chief commercial officer. As part of the appointment, Wright...

Belleveue Mortlakes joins BDLA

Belleveue Mortlakes Chartered Surveyors has become the latest associate member of the Bridging &...

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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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Skipton brings brokers and developers together to drive sustainable housing agenda

Skipton Building Society has brought together brokers, developers, and sustainability specialists at its head...

Foundation Home Loans expands residential range and cuts rates

Foundation Home Loans has announced a series of rate reductions and product enhancements across...

ColCap and Molo complete £300m buy-to-let securitisation

ColCap Financial and digital mortgage lender Molo have completed their second securitisation under the...

West Brom cuts mortgage rates to aid first-time buyers and remortgagers

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its core two-year and three-year mortgage...

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