Bridging

Roma Finance sees record month for new business

Roma Finance has reported that it achieved its record month in October following the...

Aspen Bridging appoints head of sales

Aspen Bridging has appointed Rory Cleary as its new head of sales. Cleary (pictured), who...

United Trust Bank and Iron Bridge Finance back £15m redevelopment

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Iron Bridge Finance are jointly supporting the redevelopment of...

ASTL reports bridging loan book high

Bridging loan books reached a new record high in third quarter of 2023, according...

West One Loans completes its largest ever development finance transaction

West One Loans has completed on a £31.2 million development finance facility, the largest...

Hope Capital cuts rates after best ever quarter

Hope Capital has revealed that Q3 was its most successful quarter to date since...

JMW Solicitors joins ASTL

JMW Solicitors has become the latest organisation to join the Association of Short Term...

Octane Capital promotes credit team quartet

Octane Capital has announced the promotion of four members of its credit team. Rick Hollingsworth,...

Paragon adds Build-to-Rent to development finance offering

Paragon Bank’s development finance division will now provide finance of up to £35 million...

Investec provides £12m loan for modular PBSA development

Investec Real Estate has provided Stelling Properties Group with an £11.85 million loan to...

Somo’s Black Friday campaign reduces valuation costs by 90%

Somo Bridging has provided details of its Black Friday 2023 event, which gives borrowers...

Gateway Surveyors reappointed as Fleet Mortgages’ panel manager

Gateway Surveyors has been reappointed as the panel manager for Fleet Mortgages, following its...

Suros Capital uses past valuation for fast follow-on loan

Suros Capital, the luxury asset-backed short-term lender, has completed a follow on loan of...

Kuflink joins Dynamo for Intermediaries panel

Kuflink has become the latest lender to join Dynamo for Intermediaries’ lender panel. All...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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