Bridging

Castle Trust Bank unveils new Bridge the Gap deal

Castle Trust Bank has introduced a new ‘Bridge the Gap’ product to offer a...

Bridging Trends contributors report record 12 months

A record £831 million of bridging loans was transacted by Bridging Trends contributors in...

Hope Capital appoints new head of sales

Hope Capital has appointed Kim Parker as head of sales. Parker (pictured) joined the specialist...

Record year for Truffle’s bridging operation

Truffle Specialist Finance has revealed that 2023 was a record year for its bridging...

Right DA Club outlines 2024 webinar programme

The Right DA Club has published details of its online webinar programme for 2024. ...

Precise Mortgages expands heavy refurbishment bridging criteria

Precise Mortgages has broadened its scope for heavy refurbishment cases as well as unveiling...

Roma Finance reveals redemptions record

Roma Finance has reported a record month of redemptions for volume and value in...

Somo offers ‘One Month Interest Free’ deal during February

Specialist lending firm Somo Bridging has launched its ‘One Month Interest Free’ deal for...

MFS unveils valuation fee refund initiative

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) is to provide a full refund on valuation fees for...

London Credit extends valuation fee promotion

London Credit has extended its promotion to refund 100% of the valuation fee on...

Paradigm bolsters bridging finance lender panel

Paradigm has added residential and commercial bridging loan provider TAB to its lender panel. ...

Aldermore provides £47m refinance loan to Leeds property firm

Aldermore Bank has provided a subsidiary of the Pickard Properties Group with a £47m...

Tony Hall expands remit at Saffron BS

Saffron Building Society has revealed that Tony Hall will be taking on an expanded...

New specialist real estate advisory business launches

Mortimer Street Capital has launched as a specialist real estate advisory business providing clients...

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

Saffron targets faster mortgage decisions with FintechOS platform

Saffron Building Society has partnered with FintechOS to overhaul its mortgage origination process as...

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...

PROFILES