Bridging

Masthaven marks 20 years of broker-led lending

Masthaven is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week, marking two decades since it first...

Inspired Lending provides £935,000 second charge facility

Specialist short-term lender Inspired Lending has delivered a £935,000 second charge facility to support...

Black & White Bridging bolsters team to support growth

Black & White Bridging has announced the appointment of two new recruits as it...

SMEs welcome transport infrastructure boost as key to unlocking regional growth

The government’s £92 billion investment in road and rail projects across England has been...

Arc & Co. and Stamford Finance partner for £5.7m refinancing deal

Specialist brokerage Arc & Co. has arranged a £5.7 million bridging loan in collaboration...

Funding 365 unveils AVM-based bridging loan for faster completions

Specialist lender Funding 365 has launched a new bridging product designed to accelerate funding...

HTB expands specialist mortgage reach into Scotland

Hampshire Trust Bank has extended the reach of its specialist mortgage and bridging finance...

Market Harborough expands reach through new Brilliant Solutions partnership

Market Harborough Building Society has partnered with mortgage club and packager Brilliant Solutions in...

Fall-throughs cost UK homebuyers over £275m in Q1 as bridging finance demand surges

UK homebuyers and sellers lost an estimated £275.5 million in the first quarter of...

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,...

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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