Bridging

Shawbrook provides bespoke funding for Essex housing developments

3A Projects Ltd, a property development company, has received bespoke financial support from Shawbrook...

Q2 drop in bridging loan demand

Latest Bridging Trends research has revealed that consumer caution in taking on unnecessary debt...

HTB appoints new BDM for bridging

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Ross Sheppard as business development...

Aspen completes £2m finish & exit deal in under three weeks

Bridging lender, Aspen, has revealed that an experienced developer is utilising a £2m, 80%...

Signature returns to its Welsh roots

Signature Property Finance has returned to its roots, with new offices in Nantgarw, Cardiff,...

ASTL: bridging loans books at all-time high

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that its members' bridging loan...

FIBA expands lender panel

The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) has announced the addition of Onyx Money...

MFS extends bridging rate freeze to Q4

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has extended the freeze on its bridging rates until October,...

HTB appoints business development director for bridging

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced an internal promotion from its specialist mortgage team...

West One hails July as record month for originations

West One Loans has reported a record month for originations in July. The specialist lender...

One Mortgage System joins ASTL

One Mortgage System (OMS) has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association...

Paragon provides £5.4m development finance facility

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has provided a £5.4 million finance package for the...

Roma Finance introduces Flow Desk

Roma Finance has launched Flow Desk in response to demand for short term lending. ...

Assetz Capital provides £2.75m dev exit facility

Assetz Capital has reported a recent agreement for a development exit loan in Frome,...

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...

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Bank Rate held at 3.75% as energy shock raises prospect of future increase

The Bank of England has kept Bank Rate at 3.75%, but warned that persistent...

Family BS names Seb Mrotzek as first chief operating officer

Family Building Society has appointed Seb Mrotzek as chief operating officer, creating the role...

FLA calls for FCA regulation of litigation funders

The Finance & Leasing Association has called for commercial litigation funders to be brought...

National Friendly adds three senior hires

National Friendly has made three appointments across its marketing, actuarial and business development teams...

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