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Roma Finance joins Fluent Bridging panel

Fluent Bridging has appointed Roma Finance to its bridging panel. The lender's bridging, development...

Octane partners with mortgage tech platform

Octane Capital has teamed up with the mortgage platform provider, Twenty7Tec. Intermediaries can now access...

SimplyBiz unveils Specialist Property Finance Club with FIBA

Mortgage club, SimplyBiz Mortgages, has teamed up with the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA)...

ASTL and FIBA team up for joint event

Trade bodies, the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) and the Financial Intermediary & Broker...

Octane Capital joins SimplyBiz panel

Octane Capital has been appointed to the panel of SimplyBiz Mortgages. SimplyBiz Mortgages members now have...

Bridge Help unveils new buy-to-let rate

Bridging finance provider Bridge Help has reduced its buy-to-let rate by a 0.25 percentage points...

Brightstar creates team of mental health first aiders

The Brightstar Group has introduced nine fully trained mental health first aiders across its...

Tuscan Capital appoints underwriting specialist

Bridging lender Tuscan Capital has appointed short-term lending underwriting specialist to join its credit...

Fairfax acquires Catalyst in exit from Positive Lending

Chris Fairfax, CEO of Catalyst Property Finance, has taken full ownership of the short-term...

MFS provides fast £2.9m commercial bridge

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed a £2.9 million commercial bridging loan in five...

New Mayfair office for bridging lender

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has relocated to a new office in central London. The bridging...

Knowledge Bank reports changing criteria search picture

February broker criteria searches conducted using Knowledge Bank show that interest from new investors...

Bridging lender completes MBO

MT Finance has announces the completion of a management buy-out (MBO). The deal puts 100%...

New lender member for ASTL

Acre Lane Capital has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). Acre Lane...

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The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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Chetwood Bank puts Alan Cleary back in the driving seat

Chetwood Bank has announced it has appointed respected industry expert Alan Cleary as interim...

Mortgage industry rallies behind Christmas charity concert

Momentum is building fast behind this year’s Christmas charity concert in aid of EveryYouth...

First-time buyers put at the heart of Treasury mortgage talks

The government will urge lenders to put first-time buyers at the top of their...

Target urges lenders to treat mortgage servicing as a strategic asset

Target Group has called on mortgage lenders to rethink their approach to servicing, arguing...