Bridging

21Finance launches specialist packager service

21Finance has unveiled a packager service dedicated to the broker market concentrating on whole...

Providing alternatives to bridging for property professionals

The short-term lending market today is a well-established and professional sector and bridging products...

UTB reduces regulated and unregulated bridging rates

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reduced pricing on its range of regulated and unregulated...

MFS joins Dynamo for Intermediaries’ lender panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been added to Dynamo for Intermediaries’ lender panel. ...

Paragon backs Arundel Gate new build development

Arundel Gate Finance has secured £30m of funding from Paragon Bank, including a £12...

Investec provides £80m development loan for Suffolk distribution centre

Investec Real Estate has provided Norton Group with an £80 million financing package to...

Somo appoints new relationship director

Short-term lender Somo Bridging has appointed Andrew Marsland as its new relationship director for...

Roma Finance secures new funding facility with Cambridge BS

Roma Finance has announced a new £120m lending facility with the Cambridge Building Society. The...

The Loans Engine partners with four lenders

The Loans Engine has announced new partnerships with four lenders. The quartet are Octopus Real...

Hampshire Trust Bank hires new development finance lending director

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Alan Coleman as lending director...

Catalyst appoints new credit team support officer

Catalyst, the short term property finance lender, has announced the appointment of Ellie Hadden...

Mercantile Trust introduces fixed rate option for bridging loans

Mercantile Trust has launched a new fixed rate bridging finance option. Loans are available...

Norton Broker Services unveils partnership with new short-term lender

Norton Broker Services has been appointed to the panel of StreamBank, assisting the new...

Inaugural development finance masterclass hailed a success by HTB

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) held its first Development Finance Masterclass event for brokers on...

COMMENT

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

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CII says vulnerability management can help firms grow

The Chartered Insurance Institute has said firms can use stronger vulnerability management to expand...

Royal London wins approval to offer Targeted Support

Royal London has received regulatory approval to provide Targeted Support, becoming one of the...

Together expands second charge range into commercial sector

Together has launched a new suite of commercial and semi-commercial second charge products as...

HTB launches ‘Flow’ range with rates from 5.54%

Hampshire Trust Bank has introduced ‘Flow’ - a new buy-to-let tier with rates starting...

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