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Glenhawk unveils new regulated bridging range

Glenhawk has launched a new regulated bridging range, for borrowers looking to secure finance...

Suros Capital partners with IHT specialist

Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital, has added specialist inheritance tax and probate advisers, Provira,...

New facility boosts Tuscan’s portfolio landlord offering

Tuscan Capital has secured new funding for buy-to-let portfolio landlords looking to secure short-term...

TAB reports record month in April

Bridging lender TAB has announced it completed a record month in April. The Hertfordshire-based...

Assetz Capital reappoints relationship director

Specialist lender Assetz Capital has reappointed relationship director Jonathan Kirk. Based in Yorkshire, Kirk...

Family Finance joins ASTL

Family Finance has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short-Term Lenders...

Monument boosts bridging team

Monument has bolstered its bridging team with the recruitment of Fatlum Lushi. Lushi joins the challenger...

Aspen provides 80% bridge-to-let deal for heavy refurb customer

A developer has chosen Aspen Bridging’s new bridge-to-let product for a heavy refurbishment project. The client...

Alternative Bridging appoints case manager

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its support function with the appointment of a new...

The Bridging Group joins ASTL

The Bridging Group has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short...

SoMo reports 25% second charge loan rise

Bridging loan firm, SoMo, has reported a 25% increase in its second charge lending. Nearly...

Black & White Bridging funds Bristol eco-home

Black & White Bridging has helped an experienced Bristol based developer to purchase a...

Quantum Mortgages adds Impact to packager panel

Impact Specialist Finance has been appointed to the Quantum Mortgages packager panel. Impact’s brokers will...

Bridge Help appoints new BDM

Commercial bridging loan provider, Bridge Help, has appointed a new business development manager. Tina Panayi...

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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