Bridging

Masthaven joins BDLA

Masthaven has become the latest lender member of the Bridging & Development Lenders Association...

Bridge Help appoints new business development manager

Bridge Help has expanded its team with the appointment of Lisa Griffiths as a...

London Treasury partners with Pluto Finance to deliver affordable housing

London Treasury Liquidity Fund (LTLF) has announced a £30m investment into private real estate...

Aspen provides £4.6m Chelsea bridge-to-let

Aspen Bridging has completed a £4.6m bridge-to-let facility for refinance and light works on...

Alternative Bridging opens new NW office

Alternative Bridging Corporation has bolstered its presence in the North of England with the...

MT Finance appoints director of bridging

MT Finance Group has promoted Raphael Benggio to director of bridging, effective immediately. Benggio (pictured),...

Hope Capital completes re-bridge in five days to support investor’s portfolio

Hope Capital has completed a re-bridge loan in just five working days, providing a...

Market Financial Solutions joins Next Intelligence panel

Market Financial Solutions has become the latest provider to join Next Intelligence’s lender panel. Market...

NACFB impact report highlights brokers’ vital role in SME finance

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has released its annual impact report,...

Q&A: Christina Gamble, Alternative Bridging Corporation

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Christina Gamble, investment relations manager at Alternative Bridging...

Aspen appoints graduates to meet growth ambitions

Aspen Bridging has appointed four alumni to its Graduate Recruitment Scheme (GRS), its largest...

Arc & Co. arranges £27.5m Coutts loan for airport hotel refinancing

Arc & Co. recently arranged a £27.5m facility to refinance the Bristol Airport Hampton...

HTB provides £11.9m facility for Sheffield city centre conversion

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided an £11.9 million development finance facility to support...

Wales Pension Partnership and Pluto Finance partner to fund affordable housing in Wales

The Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) has partnered with specialist lender Pluto Finance to provide...

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,...

Latest news

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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