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Nearly one-third of developers scaling back projects as they turn to bridging

UK property developers are increasingly leaning on bridging finance to sustain their projects amid...

Fleet Mortgages reduces two-year fixed rates by up to 25bps

Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of rate cuts of up to 25 basis...

Liverpool Mortgages signs mental health charter alongside Skipton and Dudley

Liverpool Mortgages has joined the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC), becoming the latest...

Arc & Co. doubles lending volumes in year of commercial and development rebound

Specialist debt and equity advisory Arc & Co. has reported a 108% year-on-year rise...

Top 12 potential sites for New Towns revealed in landmark planning study

A new report by national property consultancy Carter Jonas has identified 12 of the...

Mortgage approvals rise again as borrowers respond to lower rates and easing rules

Mortgage lending picked up pace in June, according to the latest Money and Credit...

Pegasus Insight launches Momenti Group under leadership of Jeff Knight

Pegasus Insight has announced the launch of a new specialist subsidiary, Momenti Group, aimed...

Pepper Money puts broker wellbeing centre stage with mindfulness Retreat

Specialist lender Pepper Money has reaffirmed its commitment to broker wellbeing with a second...

Molo cuts buy-to-let rates on core products

Molo, the specialist mortgage lender serving both UK-based and overseas landlords, has announced a...

Buy-to-let landlords face strategic refinancing moment as fixed-rate deals expire

A significant wave of refinancing is sweeping across the UK’s buy-to-let sector as landlords...

Castle Trust Bank revamps website to streamline broker access

Castle Trust Bank has launched a new website aimed at simplifying the way brokers...

Commercial borrowing appetite softens amid inflation and uncertainty

A growing sense of caution among small and medium-sized business borrowers is dampening the...

Afin Bank joins Mortgage Brain platforms

Mortgage Brain has added Afin Bank to its Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain platforms,...

Just Mortgages launches scheme to train next generation of advisers

Just Mortgages has launched a new initiative aimed at tackling the growing talent shortage...

COMMENT

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...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

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MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off

As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...

Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer

A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...

Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...

ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range

ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...

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