Bridging

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...

HREF recruits new senior BDM

Specialist real estate lender Hilco Real Estate Finance UK (HREF) has appointed Steve Allen...

HTB bolsters development finance team

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Tim Mycock as lending director for London and...

Assetz Capital launches large cash advance for developers

Assetz Capital has unveiled an improvement to its development lending proposition, offering stronger initial...

Zenzic Capital funds £17m for development finance projects

Zenzic Capital has completed over £17 million of development finance to fund the construction...

Somo celebrates 10th anniversary with Euro 24 campaign

Somo Bridging is marking its 10-year anniversary this summer with a Euro-themed campaign. #WeAre10 will...

COMMENT

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

Latest news

Prime London prices fall 7% as buyers hold back

Prime London house prices fell by 7% year-on-year in August as uncertainty over borrowing...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help...

UK rate hike risk grows after Fed raises rates

The prospect of UK interest rates rising again is moving back onto the agenda...

Novus launches mortgage simulator to tackle completion delays

Novus Strategy has launched a mortgage journey simulator designed to allow lenders to test...

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