Bridging

BFS invests £2m into expansion of headquarters

Bridging Finance Solutions has committed to invest over £2 million into the expansion of...

Tuscan Capital appoints sales director

Tuscan Capital has announced the appointment of Jaxon Stevens as its new sales director. Reporting...

Legal & General Mortgage Club adds MFS to lender panel

Members of Legal & General Mortgage Club now have access to Market Financial Solutions’...

Paragon funds £9.5m East Lothian housing project

Ambassador Living has secured a £9.5 million finance facility from Paragon Bank’s Development Finance...

Clever Lending packages regulated holiday let development bridge

Clever Lending has packaged a £180,000 regulated bridging facility for a broker’s clients who...

Property developers utilising AI to improve operations

An increasing number of developers are turning to new technologies – including artificial intelligence...

Most popular types of specialist property investment revealed

Castle Trust Bank has established that refurbishments, HMOs and MUFBs have been the most...

Finvest completes application process pilot with Nivo

Specialist property finance brokerage Finvest has transformed its business a following a successful pilot...

Paragon Bank appoints development finance relationship director

Greg Dunne has been appointed relationship director in Paragon Bank’s development finance division. Dunne (pictured)...

ASTL makes new executive board appointments

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the appointment of two new...

Paradigm adds Crystal Specialist Finance to panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Crystal Specialist Finance to its distribution panel. Crystal...

Maximising returns in a challenging market  

Given the continued uncertainty in the mortgage market and wider UK economy, reports of...

PMS Mortgage Club adds Market Harborough to panel

PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, has added Market Harborough Building Society...

Hope Capital reveals promotions and hires

Hope Capital has announced changes to its sales team to strengthen its proposition. Kim...

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...

Latest news

Halifax says house prices slipped in March as market lost early spring momentum

UK house prices fell in March and annual growth slowed, with Halifax saying geopolitical...

StreamBank hires Paula Purdy and Gary Lomax for northern sales roles

StreamBank has appointed Paula Purdy and Gary Lomax to senior sales roles covering the...

First-time buyer demand picks up in early 2026 despite limited supply

First-time buyer demand increased in the first quarter of 2026, according to research from...

Modified affordability remortgages more than double after FCA rule change

The number of borrowers switching to a new lender using modified affordability assessments more...

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