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Bridging lender staff support NHS blood services

Staff at Mint Property Finance have worked together to support NHS Blood and Organ Transplant. The Altrincham-based...

United Trust Bank enhances heavy refurb bridging range

United Trust Bank (UTB) has improved its ‘Heavy Refurbishment’ offering to support both experienced...

Brightstar launches summer webinar programme

Brightstar Financial has introduced a series of free summer webinars designed to help brokers...

SoMo reports 63% boost in broker second charge enquiries

Bridging finance provider, SoMo, has hailed its recent campaign educating brokers about the benefits...

Sirius completes £1.1m bridge in four days

Sirius Property Finance has completed a £1.1m bridging loan to finance the purchase of...

Fall in number of bridging completions

Bridging applications and completions in the first quarter of the year have fallen back...

Kuflink to allow broker self-instruction for valuations

Short-term lender, Kuflink, has announced that introducers will now have the facility to instruct...

Four new hires for Hope Capital

Hope Capital has expanded its team with the appointment of four new hires across...

New senior BDM for Central and Mercantile Trust

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust have appointed a new senior business development manager within...

Saxon Trust unveils new stepped bridging deal

Saxon Trust has launched a new stepped rate bridging loan product. The specialist bridging and...

Signature Property Finance meets £200m lending target

Short-term property finance provider, Signature Property Finance has reached another growth milestone, after hitting...

Aspen Bridging makes environmental pledge

Aspen Bridging has pledged to plant a new UK tree for every case completed...

Pivotal Growth acquires specialist mortgage broker

Pivotal Growth has agreed to acquire The Loan Partnership, subject to FCA approval. The Loan...

Hampshire Trust Bank launches EPC refurbishment product

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has unveiled a new product for clients looking at improving...

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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