Bridging

Inspired Lending supports portfolio restructure with £2.1m bridging loan

Inspired Lending has completed a £2.1 million bridging facility to allow the consolidation of...

AI tool from REalyse promises to streamline property search and valuation for brokers

Mortgage brokers across the UK will soon have a powerful new tool in their...

HTB appoints Philip Gould as credit operations director

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Philip Gould as credit operations director. Gould (main picture)...

Demand surges and efficiency peaks in specialist lending, Brickflow data reveals

The first quarter of 2025 has seen a marked surge in activity across the...

HREF backs £24m Worcester PRS acquisition

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed a £24m loan facility to support the...

Aldermore extends block bridging facility to Mint Property Finance

Aldermore has extended a multi-million-pound block bridging facility to Mint Property Finance, the Manchester-based...

Catalyst joins Brilliant Solutions lender panel

Specialist lender Catalyst Property Finance has been added to the lender panel of Brilliant...

Aspen provides £855k multi-use refurb loan for overseas developer

Aspen Bridging has delivered an £855,000 multi-use refurbishment facility to a foreign developer completing...

LendInvest cuts 5 and 7-year buy-to-let rates following portal upgrade

LendInvest Mortgages has announced a 20 basis point reduction across its 5 and 7-year...

Precise expands bridging team to meet growing short-term finance demand

Specialist lender Precise, part of the OSB Group, has bolstered its dedicated bridging division...

Colenko and TWM complete Surrey deal in three days to beat stamp duty deadline

Specialist lender Colenko has completed a £570,000 bridging loan in three working days, enabling...

London Credit completes £800k bridging loan on complex semi-commercial deal

Specialist lender London Credit has delivered an £800,000 bridging loan on a semi-commercial property...

Market Financial Solutions joins The Right Mortgage lender panel

Market Financial Solutions has been added to the lender panel of The Right Mortgage...

Signature renews backing for teenage Welsh golf star

Signature Property Finance has reaffirmed its support for rising Welsh golf star Alicia Kelly,...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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