Bridging

Kuflink sets £500m loan book target

Kuflink’s peer to peer (P2P) division is working closely with its short-term bridging operation...

Colenko appoints head of sales for bridging and development

Colenko has appointed Mark Marlow as head of sales for bridging and development. Marlow (pictured)...

Acorn Homes secures £5.9m Paragon development funding

Acorn Homes has secured a £5.9 million finance facility from Paragon Bank’s development finance...

Somo sees business boost from latest promotion

Somo Bridging has reported that last month was its best month ever for business....

Mercantile Trust offers free EPC guide amid lack of awareness over new rules

Mercantile Trust has published research which indicates a lack of awareness among brokers and...

Roma Finance launches brand refresh

Short-term lender, Roma Finance, has refreshed its branding with the strapline #LovetoLend. It is using...

Funding 365 introduces ground up development product

Funding 365 has moved into 'ground up' property development finance with a customisable product...

CrowdProperty funds £16m GDV Bradford scheme

Specialist residential property development lender CrowdProperty is supporting a £16m+ GDV development project in...

Black & White Bridging appoints lending manager

Specialist lender Black & White Bridging has appointed Jess Caton as lending manager. Caton (pictured)...

Hodge joins FIBA as lender partner

Hodge is joining the Finance Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) as its new lending...

Q1 growth in bridging lending

Bridging completions, applications and loan books continued to increase in the first quarter 2023,...

Glenhawk reports record month of lending

Glenhawk has reported a record month of lending in May, providing £54 million of...

Black & White Bridging celebrates 10th birthday

Specialist lender Black & White Bridging is celebrating turning 10 years old this month....

Roma Finance appoints business development manager

Roma Finance has appointed Claudine Reynolds as business development manager (BDM) for the North. ...

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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