Bridging

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...

Spring Finance cuts bridging rates and improves criteria

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

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Consumer Duty has changed culture but firms still face gaps

Consumer Duty has prompted a cultural shift across financial services, but standards continue to...

House price growth slows as market uncertainty weighs on buyers

Annual UK house price growth eased to 1.8% in July as economic uncertainty and...

Homeowners delay energy upgrades amid confusion over EPC ratings

More than two-fifths of UK homeowners have delayed or are considering delaying energy-efficiency improvements,...

Lengthy completions put mortgage offers under pressure

Homebuyers face an average five-month wait between agreeing a sale and completing, increasing the...

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