Semi-commercial

Sirius completes £1.1m bridge in four days

Sirius Property Finance has completed a £1.1m bridging loan to finance the purchase of...

Aspen completes £5.2m heavy works bridge-to-let deal

Aspen Bridging has completed a £5.2m Heavy Works bridge-to-let at 75%, inclusive of 100%...

Rebrand for VAS Group

VAS Group has been rebranded to VAS Valuation Group, while its VAS Audit division...

Record Q1 for bridging lender

Aspen Bridging has reported its its strongest Q1 performance to date, completing a record...

OSB Group boosts specialist finance team

OSB Group has expanded its specialist finance team through the appointment of three new account...

Hampshire Trust Bank tweaks semi-commercial criteria

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made changes its semi-commercial lending criteria following feedback from...

Lifting the lid on specialist lending

Specialist lending can be an intimidating and sometimes misunderstood area of the mortgage market...

Shawbrook cuts unregulated bridging rates

Shawbrook has reduced rates across its unregulated bridging offering, with rates now starting from...

Shawbrook cuts commercial investment rates

Shawbrook has made a reduction in rates across its Commercial and Semi-Commercial Investment offerings,...

Rising cost of living behind second charge interest

Borrowers are turning to second charge mortgages to help alleviate financial issues, according to...

VAS Audit launches personalised AVMs

VAS Audit has launched Valuation Desktop+ for lenders who require the speed and flexibility...

Allica Bank revamps commercial mortgage range 

Allica Bank has revised its commercial mortgage products, including reducing interest rates and increasing...

Aspen unveils new development exit & refurb product

Aspen has made changes to its offering, unveiling a new development exit & refurbishment...

Roma Finance cuts bridging and development rates

Roma Finance has reduced rates and improved criteria across the product range. Rates for standard...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

PROFILES