Bridging

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. ...

TAB becomes NACFB patron

Specialist lender TAB has become the latest patron of the National Association of Commercial...

Aspen completes complex £1.1m bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed a 73% LTV, £1.1m No Valuation facility in just over...

JMT Finance unveils bridging finance proposition

JMT Finance has extended its lending proposition into the bridging finance sector. The privately...

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...

Latest news

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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