Commercial

InterBay completes £15m PBSA refinance

InterBay, part of OSB Group, has funded a £15m case to refinance 65 studio...

Belleveue Mortlakes joins BDLA

Belleveue Mortlakes Chartered Surveyors has become the latest associate member of the Bridging &...

Saffron for Intermediaries added to FIBA lender panel

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has added Saffron for Intermediaries to its...

Reward Funding creates head of partnerships role

Reward Funding has appointed Adrian Stalley as its first head of partnerships. Stalley (pictured, centre)...

UTB completes £4m commercial bridge refinance for Merchant Land

United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has completed a £4 million commercial bridge...

SPF Private Clients launches Business Finance division

SPF Private Clients (SPF) is launching a Business Finance division to assist small and...

Majority of UK SMEs overlook independent finance options

A new survey by independent lender Time Finance has revealed that nearly 60% of...

Reward Funding provides £3.4m facility for Greenwich acquisition

A London-based property investment company has expanded its property portfolio, after securing a £3.4m...

Pivot boosts funding 50%

Development lender Pivot has arranged an increase of 50% in its lending capacity from...

Silbury provides extra £33m loan for Old Kent Road scheme

Silbury Finance, the Oaktree Capital Management-backed specialist lender, has upsized and extended an existing...

Inspired Lending become BDLA member

Inspired Lending has become the latest short-term lender to join the Bridging & Development...

Q&A: George Chipperfield, LHV Bank

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at George Chipperfield, lending director at LHV Bank. Mortgage Soup...

CrowdProperty appoints Steve Deutsch as CEO

CrowdProperty has announced the appointment of Steve Deutsch as its new chief executive officer...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) partners with Atom bank

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added Atom bank to its lender panel. The deal provides...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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