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MBE North speakers and panellists revealed

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has revealed its lineup of speakers and panellists for its...

Property investors remain bullish despite challenges

Property investors in the UK are optimistic for the year ahead, despite facing persistent...

Magnet Capital joins ASTL

Magnet Capital has become the latest lender member to join the Association of Short...

UTB funds £23m luxury apartment development

United Trust Bank (UTB) is supporting Stephens + Stephens’ development of 32 luxury apartments...

Blazehill Capital completes senior credit facility with HTB

Blazehill Capital, a fund providing financing solutions to mid-market businesses, has completed a milestone...

Aspen Bridging reaches lending milestone

Aspen Bridging has achieved £500m in total lending from when the business was founded...

HTB cuts semi-commercial mortgage rates by up to 50bps

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has unveiled new rate reductions across all its two and...

InterBay cuts semi-commercial rates

InterBay, part of OSB Group, has reduced rates across semi-commercial products for purchase and...

Assetz Capital unveils new £100m Planning Assistance Loan scheme

Assetz Capital has launched a new Planning Assistance Loan product, aimed at supporting the...

Promotion for Apps at HTB

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has promoted Scott Apps to the new role of head...

Paragon Bank appoints development finance relationship director

Paragon Bank has appointed Karl Kent as relationship director for on Yorkshire and North...

Commercial conversions can deliver for developers and landlords alike

If there is one thing that everyone in the housing market will agree on,...

HTB expands development finance team

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the expansion of its development finance team with...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints portfolio and structuring director

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF) has announced the appointment of Will Duxbury...

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Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Bank of England expected to hold interest rates at 4.5% amid economic uncertainty

The Bank of England is widely expected to maintain interest rates at 4.5% when...

£6.5k bill for homebuyers who miss stamp duty deadline

Rent and mortgage spending rose 7.7% year-on-year in February, as more homeowners moved from...

Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...