Bridging

Precise launches mobile app with MagiClick

Precise, part of OSB Group, has launched a mobile app for brokers, following months...

Chain-break prevention drives bridging demand

Bridging Trends contributors have reported £201.8 million in bridging loans in Q2 2024, a...

Greenfield Bridging cuts rates

Greenfield Bridging has launched a new, reduced bridging loan rate. It did not disclose the...

Norton Group appoints bridging & commercial sales manager

Norton Group has announced the appointment of Daniel Jones as bridging & commercial sales...

Hilco completes fast £1.5m bridge for care home provider

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) recently provided a rapid £1.5m bridging loan to a...

CapitalRise and Colliers structure £6.3m loan for Mayfair townhouse redevelopment

CapitalRise has announced a £6.3 million loan to facilitate the enfranchisement of a townhouse...

MFS joins New Leaf lender panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been added to New Leaf Distribution’s panel of lenders. ...

Shawbrook provides £10.8m development exit funding in 12 days

Shawbrook has completed a £10.8 million development exit loan for a luxury flat development...

Five new faces at Catalyst

Specialist lender Catalyst has expanded its lending team with five new hires. Appointments have...

Aspen adds 16th student to graduate scheme

Daniel Tame has become the 16th university student to join Aspen Bridging’s lauded Graduate...

Paragon Bank passes £3bn development finance milestone

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has exceeded the £3 billion lending milestone. The £3 billion...

Developers want council housebuilding targets set by government

74% of developers believe that the government setting targets for councils would be the...

MFS cuts Bridge Fusion and commercial BTL rates

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has reduced rates across a number of product ranges. The...

HTB funds complex six-flat £2.1m development exit

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a complex £2.1m development exit facility for a...
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COMMENT

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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Homeowners delay energy upgrades amid confusion over EPC ratings

More than two-fifths of UK homeowners have delayed or are considering delaying energy-efficiency improvements,...
completions

Lengthy completions put mortgage offers under pressure

Homebuyers face an average five-month wait between agreeing a sale and completing, increasing the...
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Insured expats still face barriers to healthcare

More than half of insured expatriates have delayed or gone without necessary healthcare because...
Mortgages

Mortgage lending rebounds but book growth lags

UK mortgage gross lending increased by more than a fifth during 2025, although substantially...

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