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Glenhawk cuts regulated bridging rates to record lows

Glenhawk has reduced rates across its regulated bridging range to the lowest levels in...

Investec backs Moorfield with £26m loan for Bristol student housing scheme

Investec has provided Moorfield Group with a £26 million senior debt facility to support...

The Mortgage Lender cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

The Mortgage Lender has announced rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let product lines,...

SDKA unveils bridge to term product after record financial year

SDKA has launched its first bridge to term loan, broadening its product range after...

GB Bank backs investor with bespoke £131-unit MUFB refinance

GB Bank has completed the refinancing of a major residential block in the Midlands,...

SMEs put cost of finance ahead of rising bills and tax in new survey

Access to affordable finance has emerged as the single biggest challenge facing small businesses,...

Bath Building Society adopts OMS mortgage platform to accelerate growth

Bath Building Society is to roll out One Mortgage System’s (OMS) cloud-based lending origination...

Chetwood Bank joins BDLA as associate member

Chetwood Bank has become an associate member of the Bridging & Development Lenders Association...

HTB bolsters underwriting strength with new hires and promotion

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has expanded its underwriting teams across specialist mortgages and bridging...

Rising mortgage costs risk burdening older homeowners, says Key

The UK’s rising mortgage burden is posing a major challenge for over-55s trying to...

Alternative Bridging makes new hires in Manchester and Hertfordshire

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added two internal business development managers to its sales team,...

First-time buyers favour ‘forever homes’

First-time buyers are increasingly opting for larger homes and longer mortgage terms as they...

OPDA launches upgraded framework to cut delays in transactions

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has unveiled version 3.5 of its Property Data...

Majority of landlords plan to hold their ground, Landbay survey shows

Buy-to-let landlords are demonstrating renewed confidence in the private rented sector, with a majority...

COMMENT

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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Japanese knotweed ‘knocks £21.4bn off UK housing market’

Japanese knotweed is wiping an estimated £21.4 billion from UK property values, with more...

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

The Monmouthshire goes live with Phoebus mortgage servicing system

Monmouthshire Building Society has gone live with Phoebus to support mortgage account servicing as...

NatWest completes first PEXA remortgage in two working days

NatWest has completed its first remortgage transaction through PEXA’s digital property completion platform within...

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