Bridging

HTB appoints development finance lending manager

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Harry Bhogal as lending manager...

Catalyst appoints marketing executive

Catalyst, the short-term property finance lender, has announced the appointment of Kate Haas as...

MFS hails its diversity as it expands beyond 100 employees

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has marked its team growing to over 100 employees by...

Alternative Bridging Corporation bolsters London sales team

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added its its sales team for London & South East,...

Two new appointments for Clever Lending

Clever Lending, the specialist finance packager and master broker, has announced the appointment of...

CPSP qualification officially launches for bridging industry

The Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance (CPSP) has now launched, following a joint...

CapitalRise provides £7m loan for Marlow development

CapitalRise has provided finance to fund a £7.4m loan for the development of two...

Mortgage Brain partners with Propp

Mortgage Brain has partnered with Propp to support brokers with specialist finance referrals following...

Signature agrees funding with Hampshire Trust Bank

Signature Property Finance has agreed additional funding with Hampshire Trust Bank, following its best...

Black & White Bridging hires new relationship manager

Black & White Bridging has appointed David McCarthy as its new relationship manager. He has...

Bridging loan transactions reach all-time high

Bridging Trends contributors transacted a record-breaking £278.8 million in bridging loans during the first...

Roma Finance creates mental health first aid team

Roma Finance has announced the development of its mental health first aid team. Mental health...

Provide Finance celebrates continued growth one year after launch

Provide Finance, the platform to source and secure specialist finance solutions, has reported a...

Hope Capital sponsors local community football team

Liverpool-based bridging lender, Hope Capital, has announced sponsorship of local football programme, Sefton Schoolgirls. The...

COMMENT

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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