Bridging

LendInvest Mortgages cuts bridging rates

LendInvest Mortgages has unveiled new rate reductions and changes to its bridging product proposition. The...

Norton Broker Services completes £330k complex bridge

Norton Broker Services has recently secured a purchase and refurbishment loan valued at £210,000...

Alternative Bridging makes underwriting department promotion

Alternative Bridging Corporation has promoted Robert Seymour to the position of senior underwriter. Seymour...

OSB Group makes internal promotions within sales team

OSB Group has made changes to its sales team with a pair of internal...

KSEYE partners with LDN to complete £4.2m residential bridge

KSEYE and broker firm LDN Finance have completed a £4.2 million residential bridging loan...

Aspen completes £6.5m Reigate development exit bridge

Aspen Bridging has provided a £6.5m development exit bridging loan to experienced developers, enabling...

Hope Capital revamps service offering

Hope Capital has stated that it has made "significant" upgrades to its service proposition...

Q&A: Marios Theophanous, London Credit

BestAdvice fires the questions at Marios Theophanous, credit manager at London Credit. BestAdvice (BA): The...

Promotion for UTB’s Illman

United Trust Bank (UTB) has promoted bridging specialist Bradley Illman to the role of...

Aspen completes complex refurbishment bridge

A heavy works conversion in Cheltenham as well as a church redevelopment and nearby...

Black & White Bridging to upskill workforce using CPSP

Black & White Bridging has committed to upskill its entire workforce over the next...

London Credit speeds up completions by factor of three

Bridging lender, London Credit, has substantially improved its year-on-year completion times. London Credit has...

Rob Collins returns to Sirius Finance

Sirius Finance has announced that one of its founding directors, Rob Collins, has returned...

Trade body opposes FCA’s ‘name and shame’ plans

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has opposed proposals by the FCA that...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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Equity Release Council hires Tracy Gorbutt-Powell for risk and policy role

The Equity Release Council has appointed Tracy Gorbutt-Powell as head of risk, policy and...

Together appoints Legal and General Surveying Services as valuation partner

Specialist lender Together has appointed Legal and General Surveying Services as a key valuation...

1.3 million households facing mortgage cost shock

Around 1.3 million additional UK households are now exposed to higher mortgage costs following...

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

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