Bridging

Mid-market real estate lender Pallas Capital launches UK operation

Pallas Capital, a non-bank bridging and development lender with a £1.8 billion loan book,...

Roma Finance extends buy-to-let lending into Scotland

Roma Finance has launched a buy-to-let product in Scotland, extending a proposition that is...

Recognise Bank backs South Kensington renovation with £556k bridging loan

Recognise Bank has completed a £556,000 residential bridging loan to support the renovation of...

Former Ramsbottom mill site redeveloped for housing with Paragon backing

A long-derelict industrial site in Ramsbottom is being brought back into use as a...

MT Finance appoints James Briggs as national account manager

MT Finance has strengthened its specialist lending team with the appointment of James Briggs...

Hampshire Trust Bank promotes pair to regional account director roles

Hampshire Trust Bank has promoted Barry Ireland and Wes Baker to regional account director,...

Black & White Bridging appoints commercial director

Specialist short-term lender Black & White Bridging has appointed Nick Russell as commercial director,...

Housing and commercial activity hit pandemic-era lows

The UK construction sector ended 2025 in deep contraction though the pace of decline...

Goldentree extends monitoring partnership as fifth project takes total to £4.1m

Goldentree Financial Services has appointed DPT Monitoring Surveyors on a fifth development finance scheme,...

Market Harborough lowers mortgage pricing and cuts SVR

The Market Harborough Building Society has reduced a range of mortgage and bridging finance...

Aspen cuts rates by 60bps across its specialist lending range

Aspen has begun 2026 with a series of rate reductions across its entire product...

HTB completes £4.49m advance to support South Wales portfolio share purchase

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £4.49m advance to support the acquisition of two...

Charles Street named patron lender of NACFB

Specialist lender Charles Street has been appointed as an official patron lender of the...

Hope Capital Property Finance posts sharp rise in activity heading into new year

Hope Capital Property Finance has entered the new year reporting a marked uplift in...
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COMMENT

Comment

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Regulation

FCA maps out open finance plans with mortgages and SME lending in focus

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out its latest vision for open finance, with...
Appointments

The Vernon creates chief customer officer role with new appointment

Vernon Building Society has appointed Louise Thorpe as its first chief customer officer. Thorpe (pictured)...
Distribution

HLPartnership adds Afin Bank to panel

HLPartnership has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving advisers across the network...
News

Mortgage Advice Bureau buys HomeOwners Alliance in push to reach buyers earlier

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has bought consumer platform HomeOwners Alliance as it looks to...

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