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Bridging lender withdraws hybrid buy-to-let products

KSEYE's current hybrid buy-to-let product range will be withdrawn at the close of business...

Alternative Bridging hires internal BDM

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its sales operation with the appointment of a new...

Knowledge Bank & UTB create “industry-first” digital criteria guide

Knowledge Bank has teamed up with United Trust Bank (UTB) to create a bespoke...

Broker searches being affected by cost of living crisis

Knowledge Bank has revealed that the cost of living crisis is impacting borrowers as...

MFS joins TBMC’s lender panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has joined the lender panel for The Business Mortgage Company...

Central & Mercantile Trust grow BDM team

Central and Mercantile Trust have expanded their field sales operations with the appointment of...

OSB’s Precise Mortgages and InterBay launch new bridging products

OSB Group has launched a new bridging proposition through Precise Mortgages and InterBay. The group...

Hope Capital funds £1.1m Lancaster pub conversion

Hope Capital has completed a £1.1 million commercial loan on a former pub complex...

Record Q1 for bridging lender

Aspen Bridging has reported its its strongest Q1 performance to date, completing a record...

Robert Owen joins Black & White Bridging as NED

Black & White Bridging has appointed Robert Owen to its board as non-executive director. Owen...

Shawbrook extends MyShawbrook portal to bridging

Shawbrook has extended its digital offering to now cover unregulated bridging with MyShawbrook Bridging. The...

West One completes £7.8m complex commercial bridge

West One Loans has completed a £7.8m large, complex, commercial bridging loan to finance...

MFS lowers buy-to-let and bridging rates

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has cuts rates across both its buy-to-let mortgage range and...

Alternative Bridging provides £1.5m loan for BTL investment

Alternative Bridging Corporation has provided a large bridging loan so a client could move...

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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