Bridging

Precise improves bridging proposition with AVMs

Precise, part of OSB Group, has enhanced its policy around automated valuation models (AVMs)...

ScotLend partners with Brickflow to expand bridging finance offering

ScotLend has announced a partnership with property finance marketplace Brickflow to broaden its reach...

Pivot Finance provides £3m bridge for Southampton student accommodation development

Pivot Finance has provided a £3m land bridge facility to support the acquisition of...

HTB provides Homes by Honey with £25m facility

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has structured a £25 million revolving facility to support the...

Tenn launches new capital facility across the UK

TENN has announced the launch of its new capital facility for the UK market,...

HREF completes first loan in Ireland

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed its first loan in the Republic of...

All CPSP passes for Brightstar employee cohort

The Brightstar Group has achieved a 100% pass rate for team members undertaking the...

What Poundland teaches us about bridging the value gap

When Poundland was founded, the vision was simple: make shopping an easy, transparent, and...

Funding 365 unveils new rates from 0.69%

Funding 365 has cut rates for its unregulated Residential Bridge and Light Refurbishment products. Both...

Colenko appoints business development manager for London & South

Colenko has appointed Lee Moran as a business development manager (BDM), covering London and...

Bridging finance market shows resilience and efficiency gains in 2024

The UK bridging finance sector demonstrated strong performance in 2024, maintaining steady lending volumes...

Close Brothers and Barwood Capital aim to boost SME housebuilding

Close Brothers Property Finance and Barwood Capital have partnered to provide what they argue...

Spring Finance acquires Masthaven Finance

Spring Finance's chief executive and owner, Andrew Bloom, has completed his acquisition of Masthaven...

HNW bridging lender appoints chief commercial officer

Tenn has appointed Chris Wright as chief commercial officer. As part of the appointment, Wright...

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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Guardian claims payouts rise 48% to record £31.7m

Guardian paid almost £31.7 million in life, terminal illness and critical illness claims during...

Royal London pays income protection claim before customer pays first premium

Royal London has paid an income protection claim to a customer who became unable...

Novello joins OPDA as it prepares AI-led surveying platform

Novello Chartered Surveyors has joined the Open Property Data Association as the surveying firm...

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage rates and launches new 60% LTV deals

Virgin Money is increasing selected residential and buy-to-let rates from 16 September while withdrawing...

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