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Hodge unveils new refurbishment bridging deal

Hodge has launched a new Refurbishment Bridge Finance product to help experienced property developers...

UTB hires new bridging BDM

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Jack Heath as business development manager (BDM) as...

Alternative Bridging appoints head of sales for London & SE

Alternative Bridging Corporation has promoted Phodis Maratheftis to head of sales, London & South...

Glenhawk doubles maximum loan size

Glenhawk has announces a new unregulated bridging product set, increasing its maximum loan size...

Hope Capital unveils new collection and cuts fixed rates

Hope Capital has streamlined its proposition with the aim of providing a more affordable, flexible...

First 4 Bridging rebrands to Envelop

Packager First 4 Bridging (F4B) and the F4B Network have revealed a full rebranding...

Glenhawk secures £200m NatWest funding line

Glenhawk has agreed a £200 million senior funding line with NatWest Markets, which will...

Record month for TAB

Bridging lender TAB completed £34m of loans in August, up from £30m in June...

United Trust Bank appoints director of bridging

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Sundeep Patel to the role of director of...

Greenfield Mortgages makes senior hire

Greenfield Mortgages has recruited Richard Keen to lead its corporate and national key account...

Alternative Bridging secures additional funding line

Alternative Bridging Corporation has secured a new dedicated residential development funding line from its...

Recognise Bank recruits bridging specialist

SME lender Recognise Bank has appointed Andrew Keehner as its latest relationship manager, with...

Roma Finance unveils below market value bridge and cuts rates

Roma Finance has launched a below market value bridging product and has reduced rates...

ASTL unveils new executive board appointments

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has appointed three new members to its...

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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