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Shawbrook provides £10m facility to launch Fenyx Bridging to market

Fenyx Bridging, a newly established short-term property finance lender, has secured a £10m funding...

West One Loans: specialist finance is vital to meeting housing targets

Specialist finance could prove decisive in helping the UK tackle its housing shortfall, according...

Virgin Money trims fixed rates and launches new purchase deals

Virgin Money will cut a range of fixed mortgage rates and introduce new products...

UTB reshapes lending division as Sundeep Patel departs

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced a major restructuring of its lending operations alongside...

Cynergy backs Steel Dynamics with £17m funding package

Cynergy Business Finance has provided a £17m asset-based lending facility to Lancashire-based Steel Dynamics...

Key warns later life borrowers risk being underserved

Later life borrowers are in danger of being “significantly underserved” unless regulation evolves to...

StreamBank joins New Leaf lender panel to expand broker access

StreamBank has been added to the New Leaf Distribution lender panel, a move that...

WeDo Business Finance strengthens growth drive with senior hire

WeDo Business Finance has appointed Aman Gill as head of credit risk and underwriting,...

Pivotal Growth marks milestone with acquisition of Believe Money

Pivotal Growth has completed the acquisition of Believe Money Group, one of the UK’s...

UK Mortgage Convention set to return with focus on DA brokers

The UK Mortgage Convention will return in 2026 with a renewed emphasis on supporting...

Misconceptions still stopping would-be buyers from applying for mortgages

A majority of would-be homebuyers are holding back from applying for a mortgage because...

Estate agent LRG lined up for £800m sale

One of Britain’s largest estate agency groups is being readied for a sale that...

IMLA warns FCA: keep mortgage advice at the heart of reform

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has welcomed a move towards greater regulatory flexibility in...

4Syte secures £100m funding facility from NatWest and British Business Bank

Specialist finance provider 4Syte has agreed a new facility of up to £100m with...

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With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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Mortgage Advice Bureau hires new group CFO

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has named Jo Stent as its next group chief financial...

OMS launches protection referral partnership with The Insurance Surgery

One Mortgage System (OMS), the CRM and loan origination platform for intermediaries and lenders,...

Omni Protect appoints Richard Waters as head of strategic partnerships

Omni Protect, Fintel’s whole of market protection club, has announced the appointment of Richard...

Redwood Bank awarded top green accreditation

Redwood Bank has been recognised for its continued commitment to sustainability after achieving the...

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