Bridging

Glenhawk appoints head of credit policy

Glenhawk has appointed John Butt to the newly created role of head of credit...

HTB revamps property division leadership teams

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made two senior appointments within its property division. Alex Upton...

Aldermore strengthens funding relationship with bridging lender

Aldermore bank has provided a rise to its already multi-million pound block bridging facility...

Tuscan hires Midlands regional sales director

Tuscan Capital has announced the appointment of a new regional sales director for the...

HTB appoints bridging BDM for the North

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Anthony Gorman as bridging business development manager (BDM)...

Aspen makes risk and recoveries appointments

Aspen Bridging has appointed Stephen Hickman as senior risk assessor and Kyle Taylor as...

Pluto Finance closes £60m loan for Watford development

Pluto Finance has announced the successful closing of a residential development loan to support...

Tuscan Capital appoints regional sales director

Tuscan Capital has announced the appointment of a new regional sales director covering the...

Shawbrook funds new-build housing development near Kidderminster

Shawbrook has supported experienced developers with a development finance facility to develop seven large,...

Paradigm adds MFS to panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of specialist lender, Market Financial Solutions (MFS) to its...

UTB receives post-masterclass bridging enquiry boost

United Trust Bank (UTB) has seen an increase in new business enquiries since completing...

Alternative Bridging appoints head of sales

Alternative Bridging Corporation has promoted Paul Gavin to the position of head of sales,...

Aspen Bridging unveils new logo and website

Aspen Bridging has introduced a new logo and a revamped website in order to...

CapitalRise hires business development director 

Prime property finance firm CapitalRise has announced the appointment of business development director Imogen...

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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