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Octane arranges bridge in four days

Octane Capital has revealed that it took a £400,000 bridging loan facility for a client...

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL backs Sullivan Street in Tivoli acquisition

Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending has structured and delivered a £12 million asset based...

Octopus Property appoints head of structuring

Octopus Property, part of the Octopus Group, has announced the appointment of Matthew Pritchard...

Work driving UK property market

Britons are seven times more likely to be moving home because of a change...

The Skipton cuts buy-to-let rates

The Skipton Building Society is cutting rates by up to 0.23 percentage points across its...

The Stafford Railway BS makes board appointment

The Stafford Railway Building Society has appointed Steven Jones as its new deputy chief...

Bank of Ireland UK extends new build to all brokers

Bank of Ireland UK is rolling out its new build proposition following a pilot. New...

Bibby Financial Services appoints head of trade services

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Aman Gill as its head of trade services. The...

West One unveils development finance offering

West One Loans has today announced at the NACFB Expo that it is launching...

Home owning cheaper than renting everywhere in the UK

Potential first-time buyers would have lower monthly outgoings if they bought a home rather...

FCA reveals urban-rural differences in financial services

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the latest analysis from its Financial Lives...

SmartSearch launches integrated app

Anti-money laundering (AML) form SmartSearch has launched an integrated app to allow AML checks...

Commercial Trust Limited wins buy-to-let award

Commercial Trust Limited was named 'Best Broker Firm For Buy To Let' at the...

Gatehouse Bank joins SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

Gatehouse Bank has become the latest lender to join SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel. Gatehouse Bank offers...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...
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Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...
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L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...
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West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

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