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Advise Wise expands solicitor panel with Gilroy Steel

Advise Wise has announced the addition of Gilroy Steel Solicitors to its specialist solicitor...

Barclays cuts affordability rates to widen access to home ownership

Barclays has reduced its affordability rates for residential mortgages, in a move that will...

AMI warns FCA mortgage review could erode consumer protection

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has issued a sharp warning that the Financial...

Zenzic Development Finance triples loan capacity with £45m facility

Zenzic Development Finance has secured a three-year funding line of up to £45 million...

The Suffolk trims residential and expat 2-year fixed rates

Suffolk Building Society has announced rate reductions across its two-year fixed residential and expat...

SDKA strengthens underwriting team with new hire

Bridging lender SDKA has appointed Chris Simpson as underwriter. Simpson will work across a broad...

Ward Hadaway joins bridging lenders’ trade body

Ward Hadaway has become the latest organisation to join the Bridging & Development Lenders...

Alternative Bridging completes £4.5m loan across multiple facilities

Alternative Bridging Corporation has structured and completed a £4.5 million loan package for a...

Chetwood Bank reaches £1bn mortgage lending milestone

Chetwood Bank has surpassed £1 billion in mortgage lending in the 2024/25 financial year,...

UK property prices hit new high… but growth slows

The average asking price for UK homes rose to a record £379,517 in May,...

Inheritance tax trap netting more average families

Thousands of middle-income families are being drawn into inheritance tax (IHT) liabilities once reserved...

North West surges ahead in off-plan sales as London slips

Mortgage brokers are being urged to reassess their regional strategies as new figures reveal...

Mortgage mental health champions complete challenge and smash £10k target

There were cheers, tears and tired feet in equal measure as two of the...

MT Finance hosts third annual charity football festival at Spurs’ stadium

Specialist lender MT Finance brought together professionals from across the lending industry this week...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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Fleet unveils Renters’ Rights Bill guide for advisers and landlords

Fleet Mortgages has launched a new guide designed to help advisers and landlords prepare...

Allica Bank signs sponsorship deal with teenage racing driver

Allica Bank has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with 16-year-old racing driver Daniella Sutton,...

More than half of landlords plan portfolio expansion

More than half of buy-to-let landlords intend to grow their portfolios in the coming...

Phoebus secures ISO recertification to bolster SaaS security resilience

Phoebus has renewed its ISO 27001 accreditation, achieving recertification to the updated 2022 standard...