Bridging

HTB backs second phase of North East housing scheme with £3.6m funding

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has agreed a £3.6m development finance facility to support the...

Aspen cuts rates and unveils new no-valuation refurbishment bridge

Aspen Bridging has made changes to its refurbishment product range, including rate reductions and...

Alternative Bridging provides tattoo chain with £1.27m overdraft facility

Alternative Bridging Corporation has delivered a £1.267m funding boost to a fast-expanding tattoo parlour...

Enra appoints chief people officer as headcount doubles in three years

Enra Specialist Finance has named Alex Bradshaw as its new chief people officer. This is...

Property investors remain committed to bridging and development finance

Three-quarters of UK property investors plan to continue using bridging or development finance over...

Arc & Co. secures £15.75m HTB facility for Old Street airspace scheme

Specialist adviser Arc & Co. has arranged a £15.75m facility from Hampshire Trust Bank...

Somo cuts first and second charge bridging rates

Somo has announced a significant reduction in its bridging loan rates across both first...

Quantum Mortgages appoints national account manager

Quantum Mortgages has announced the promotion of Zouhair Mihramane to the role of national...

Pluto Finance opens Edinburgh office to back Scottish developers

Pluto Finance has opened its first UK regional office in Edinburgh as the private...

Q&A: Nathan Wilson, Inspired Lending

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Nathan Wilson, lending manager at Inspired Lending. Mortgage Soup...

New report sparks commercial mortgage opportunity

Empty office buildings in the City of London and Canary Wharf could become late-night...

Catalyst Property Finance acquired by Foundation’s sister company

Specialist lender Catalyst Property Finance has been acquired by The FHL Group, the sister...

London Credit provides £4m development loan for South West London scheme 

London Credit has completed a tailored development finance facility to support the transformation of...

Kuflink adds to sales team as it strengthens broker focus

Kuflink has appointed two new members to its sales team to deepen its commitment...

COMMENT

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more important question is what the debate tells us about the...

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FCA bans former law firm manager over £28m client money case

The FCA has banned a former law firm manager from working in financial services...

National Friendly expands adviser proposition with term assurance launch

National Friendly has moved further into the protection market with the launch of Friendly...

Nationwide names Richard Walker to lead intermediary sales and new-build business

Nationwide has appointed Richard Walker as head of intermediary sales and new build, bringing...

Saffron says brokers should look beyond labels on complex mortgage cases

Borrowers with non-standard incomes, unusual properties or international circumstances should not automatically be treated...

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