Bridging

Pivot hires head of credit

Pivot has appointed Chris King as head of credit. King (pictured) has worked in banking...

Market Financial Solutions joins PRIMIS panel

Market Financial Solutions has been added to PRIMIS panel of lenders. PRIMIS’ network of intermediaries...

TMA lender panel expands with addition of Lendco

TMA has added Lendco to its lender panel. With immediate effect, TMA intermediaries can now...

The curse of source of funds and are we double-whamming the client?

It used to be all about the deal, the borrower, and the property: financial...

Market Harborough BS cuts rates and relaxes criteria

Market Harborough Building Society has made new year changes to its mortgage offering. The mutual...

Reward Funding provides £315k boost to NE developers

A pair of entrepreneurs are launching a new property development business following £315,000 finance...

HTB finances £3.93m pre-let commercial development

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has funded a £3.93 million development finance loan to finance...

Looking ahead to the bridging market in 2025

As we step into 2025, the UK bridging market is gearing up for another...

2025 forecast for the bridging market

As we move into 2025, the bridging finance sector continues to prove its value...

Hope Capital expands Shawbrook funding facility

Hope Capital has secured additional funding from Shawbrook Bank, which is reveals is in...

£725k raised for children with cancer at industry event

The recent Children with Cancer UK’s Gala Dinner, which was sponsored by Market Financial...

Our journey in 2024’s bridging market

As we close the chapter on 2024, the UK bridging finance sector has demonstrated...

Funding 365 reveals new head of relationship management

Funding 365 has announced the promotion of Allegra Sykes to head of relationship management. Sykes...

HTB appoints bridging BDM for Anglia and Midlands

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has bolstered its bridging team with the appointment of Daniel...

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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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HLPartnership adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

HLPartnership has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel as part of its ongoing strategy...

FCA warns consumers over ineffective credit builder products

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that many credit builder products fail to...

Affordability pressures deepen in Wales and North East as rental divergence widens

Regional divergence within the UK’s private rented sector has become more pronounced, with new...

Santander lowers mortgage pricing and unveils new large loan options

Santander is set to cut its residential fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.14...

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