Bridging

Assetz Capital completes two deals worth £12m

Assetz Capital has announced the recent completion of two deals: one in Glasgow and...

Hope Capital unveils new development exit loan

Hope Capital is now offering 80% maximum LTV with its lowest rate on its...

HTB funds new £8.4m student accommodation development

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has backed an £8.4 million development in York, delivering an...

Alternative bridging expands underwriting team

Alternative Bridging Corporation has bolstered its underwriting team, with the recruitment of Beata Szejna...

Glenhawk cuts regulated bridging rates

Glenhawk has reduced rates across its regulated bridging product by up to 16 basis...

LendInvest Mortgages introduces no-signature applications

LendInvest Mortgages has removed the need for signed application declarations across its range of...

SME owners uses Ferrari for immediate short-term loan

Suros Capital has recently funded an 'immediate' short-term loan of £235,000 for the client...

LendInvest Mortgages speeds up bridge-to-let process

LendInvest Mortgages has announced the launch of a new bridge-to-let process. This streamlined service is...

London Credit unveils hybrid buy-to-let product

London Credit is introducing a new buy-to-let product with the aim of helping property...

HTB appoints development finance BDM for the Midlands

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Matt Hardy as business development manager (BDM) for...

Scottish Bridging Loans joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of specialist bridging lender, Scottish Bridging Loans, to its...

Aspen saves Turkish client’s apartment deposit

An overseas property professional saved their deposit on a new-build London apartment after Aspen...

New identity for ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) is rebranding to become the Bridging &...

UTB backs £34m apartment conversion scheme

United Trust Bank (UTB) is supporting Westcombe Group’s £34m Kingston Bridge House apartment conversion...

COMMENT

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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