Bridging

Spring Finance cuts bridging rates and improves criteria

Spring Finance has reduced rates across its bridging product range and enhanced criteria with...

UK bridging lender launches in the US market

Bridging lender, KSEYE, has announced its move into the US market with the launch...

London Credit ups maximum LTV

London Credit has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 75%. The bridging lender...

MFS extends bridging valuation fee refund offer

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) is to extend its offer of providing a full refund...

Liza Campion joins Market Financial Solutions

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has appointed Liza Campion as its new head of national...

Q&A: Anna Lewis, Castle Trust Bank

BestAdvice fires the questions at Anna Lewis, commercial director at Castle Trust Bank BestAdvice (BA):...

HTB to hold second broker Development Finance Masterclass

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) is to hold a second Development Finance Masterclass, following the...

Shawbrook to provide dedicated expert support for loans over £5m

Shawbrook is boosting its support for professional landlords and property investors seeking larger, more...

Pantera Property joins ASTL

Pantera Property has become the latest organisation to join the Association of Short Term...

Bridging lender supports social enterprise’s outdoor kitchen

Manchester Urban Diggers (MUD), a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to improving local food systems,...

CapitalRise announces 50% funding facility increase

CapitalRise has revealed a further expansion of its funding capacity. The firm has secured...

Tuscan unveils new refurb facility

Tuscan Capital has launched a "new-look" refurbishment finance facility. This follows the short-term lender securing...

Bridging lender achieves HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter for sixth year

Hope Capital has restated its commitment to HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter for...

Together launches £150m property development securitisation

Together Financial Services has launched its inaugural securitisation facility for property development lending, the...

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...

Latest news

Together expands second charge range into commercial sector

Together has launched a new suite of commercial and semi-commercial second charge products as...

HTB launches ‘Flow’ range with rates from 5.54%

Hampshire Trust Bank has introduced ‘Flow’ - a new buy-to-let tier with rates starting...

Afin waives legal fees on remortgages in broker push

Afin Bank is offering free legal fees on remortgage applications submitted before the end...

Conveyancing delays blamed by 65% of buyers

More than six in ten homebuyers say conveyancing is the biggest cause of delays...

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