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Hope Capital unveils ‘land without planning permission’ bridge

Hope Capital will now lend on land without planning permission, offering up to 50%...

TAB unveils two new hires

Bridging lender TAB has made two new appointments to boost its sales team as...

Increased interest in luxury asset-based lending

Luxury asset short term lender, Suros Capital, is reporting rising levels of new business...

Hampshire Trust Bank joins ASTL

Hampshire Trust Bank has become the latest member to join the Association of Short-Term...

LendInvest grows assets and funds under management

LendInvest has posted a trading update for the six months ended 30 September 2022. Platform...

Bridge Help joins Finova’ lender panel

Specialist short-term finance provider, Bridge Help, has joined the Finova Payment and Mortgage Services...

Pitch 4 Finance unveils new identity

Pitch 4 Finance has relaunched as Provide Finance. The platform features a panel of more...

West One Loans appoints head of bridging finance

West One Loans has promoted Tom Cantor to head of bridging finance. Cantor joined West...

HTB relaunches bridging offering

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has relaunched into the bridging market after setting up a...

Alternative Bridging appoints BDM from within

Alternative Bridging Corporation has promoted Taylor Osunsedo to the position of business development manager...

OSB Group joins ASTL

OSB Group has become the latest member to join the Association of Short-Term Lenders...

SoMo makes four appointments

SoMo Bridging has added to its growing team with four new appointments including an...

Alternative Bridging Corporation expands office space

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its office by more than 50% to accommodate its...

Bridging loans being used to help FTBs onto ladder

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has reported a sharp rise in the number of clients...

COMMENT

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...

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...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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