Refurbishment

UTB reshapes lending division as Sundeep Patel departs

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced a major restructuring of its lending operations alongside...

StreamBank joins New Leaf lender panel to expand broker access

StreamBank has been added to the New Leaf Distribution lender panel, a move that...

Bridging market shows signs of consolidation

The latest quarterly data from the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) shows a...

Funding 365 cuts rates to 0.64%

Funding 365 has today revealed rate reductions across its Residential Bridge and Light Refurbishment...

Aspen delivers £6.3m dual facility in five days

Aspen Bridging has completed a £6.3m dual facility in just five days, funding two...

Assetz Capital cuts refurb and dev exit loan rates

Assetz Capital has repriced its refurbishment, regeneration and development exit loans, with all borrower...

Hope Capital targets refurb market with high-LTV bridging product

Hope Capital has launched a new bridging loan product offering 75% net initial advance. It...

Construction output rises in Q2 but new orders slump

UK construction output rose in the second quarter of 2025 but a sharp fall...

Aspen Bridging passes £750m lending milestone after record July

Aspen Bridging has passed the £750m total lending milestone following a record-breaking July, with...

SilverRock and 9Y Capital agree forward flow funding partnership

Specialist lender 9Y Capital has entered into a forward flow agreement with SilverRock, in...

Non-doms exit UK, fueling shifts in London’s ultra-prime property market

A growing exodus of non-domiciled residents is reshaping London’s ultra-prime housing market, with new...

Aspen provides £1.6m bridging loan for Barnes luxury conversion

Aspen Bridging has funded a £1.6m heavy refurbishment loan to a Chinese developer undertaking...

Aspen cuts rates and unveils new no-valuation refurbishment bridge

Aspen Bridging has made changes to its refurbishment product range, including rate reductions and...

Q&A: Nathan Wilson, Inspired Lending

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Nathan Wilson, lending manager at Inspired Lending. Mortgage Soup...
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COMMENT

Comment

We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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