Bridging

Somo reaches thousandth loan milestone

Specialist lending firm Somo Bridging has this week reached the milestone of repaying 1,000...

Assetz Capital appoints chief commercial officer

Assetz Capital has appointed a chief commercial officer as it targets a £2 billion...

Suros partners with Aston Martin Owners Club

Luxury asset lender Suros Capital has been chosen as specialist lending partner to the...

Kuflink achieves B Corp certification

Kuflink, the Kent based short-term lender and P2P platform, has announced that it has...

UTB and Fluent Bridging provide £1.6m regulated bridge for downsizers

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Fluent Bridging have delivered a £1.6m regulated bridging loan...

Shawbrook agrees new five-year sponsorship deal with Saracens

Specialist bank Shawbrook and English professional rugby union club Saracens have agreed a new...

MT Finance makes board appointment

MT Finance has announced the appointment of Shyam Kotecha to the board of directors...

Alternative Bridging Corporation hires head of property

Alternative Bridging Corporation has announced the recruitment of James Ansher as head of property. ...

Black & White Bridging appoints marketing & comms manager

Specialist bridging lender Black & White Bridging has appointed Matt Horton to the role...

Aspen completes £1.75m quick bridge for foreign national

Aspen Bridging has helped an American foreign-national secure their latest high-end London investment property...

Roma Finance unveils new leadership team

Short-term lender Roma Finance has announced the creation of its new leadership team. Following further...

Hope Capital cuts rates on deals over £1m

Hope Capital has reduced rates on all cases over £1 million. The specialist short-term lender’s...

Mint Property Finance appoints head of sales

Specialist finance lender, Mint Property Finance, has welcomed Steve Smith to the business as...

UTB provides funding for £60m planning gain project

United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has provided a £4.3m net facility to...

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...

Latest news

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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