Bridging

StreamBank joins ASTL

StreamBank has become the latest lender member of the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL). ...

Precise Mortgages rebrands to Precise

Precise Mortgages has unveiled a new brand image with an updated identity: Precise. New broker...

Glenhawk cuts unregulated valuation and legal fees

Glenhawk has launched a new promotion to offer borrowers free legal and valuation fees. ...

Spring Finance makes bridging and mortgage team appointments

Spring Finance has made a number of hires following a record-breaking month of lending...

Aspen Bridging makes two sales appointments

Aspen Bridging has announced the expansion of its sales team with two new appointments. Ian...

KSEYE appoints new BDM for South England & South Wales

KSEYE has promoted Nathan Thorne to the role of business development manager (BDM) for...

London Credit extends scope of Best 4 U campaign

London Credit has extended its Best 4 U promotion to commercial and semi-commercial loans. ...

The Loans Engine joins Paradigm’s referral partner panel

Paradigm has added specialist finance broker, The Loans Engine, to its referral partner panel. ...

Budget 2024: no support for commercial real estate sector

The CEO of a property technology infrastructure specialist firm, has criticised the Chancellor, Jeremy...

Key promotions at Aspen Bridging

Aspen Bridging has made a series of promotions across its risk, underwriting and credit...

UTB posts £87.5m operating profit for 2023

United Trust Bank (UTB) has published its Annual Report & Accounts for the year...

London Credit promotion lets brokers structure their loan solution

London Credit has launched its Best 4 U promotion that lets brokers choose the...

Reasons to be positive

The first two months of 2024 have certainly been more positive for the market...

Bridging Finance Solutions boosts BDM team

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has added short term finance specialist, Andy Morgan, to its...

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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