Bridging

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...

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...

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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