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Enra Specialist Finance completes £268m securitisation

Enra Specialist Finance has priced its first residential mortgage backed securities, backed by a...

Aspen helps FTB leverage new build purchase

A first-time buyer requiring maximum leverage to purchase an off-plan, new-build flat in London...

Average bridging LTVs rose in Q3

There has been a 46% increase in bridging loan volume in the third quarter...

Fiduciam expects further £200m of CBILS loan requests

Short-term lender Fiduciam expects to receive at least another £200 million of requests for Coronavirus...

Funding 365 unveils stepped bridge from 0.59%

Funding 365 has launched a new residential bridging product with a stepped interest rate...

LendInvest expands legal panel

LendInvest has appointed UK law firm Birketts to its legal panel for buy-to-let and...

Record quarter for Octane Capital

Octane Capital has revealed that the third quarter of 2020 was its biggest quarter...

New lower rates from Roma

Roma Finance has reduced rates while increasing LTVs and loan amounts across its product...

Catalyst ups bridging LTVs

Catalyst Property Finance has made changes to its bridging lending criteria. The criteria changes are...

Glenhawk unveils free valuation offer

Specialist property lender Glenhawk has launched a free valuation offering. It also does not...

Signature appoints national development manager

Signature Property Finance has appointed Paul Tromans to a dual role within the business,...

First 4 Bridging opens intermediary support centre

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has expanded its proposition with the opening of a Manchester-based...

Jon Hall to leave Masthaven Bank in 2021

Jon Hall, chief commercial officer and Deputy CEO of Masthaven Bank, will to leave...

Catalyst to pay enhanced bridging procuration fees

Catalyst Property Finance has launched 'PROC-tober', an initiative for intermediaries which pays an enhanced...

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HMOs: market realities, future prospects, and the broker opportunity

The HMO sector remains one of the most dynamic parts of the private rented market, with recent data showing it’s both a significant asset...

Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

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EXCLUSIVE: Mortgage industry launches festive concert to aid homeless

A collective of leading mortgage brokerages are joining forces this festive season to raise...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank cut product transfer window to four months

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank are reducing the length of time customers can apply...

The Leeds cuts mortgage rates and lowers barriers for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has announced a raft of mortgage rate reductions of up to...

Accord widens access for those on Universal Credit and without indefinite leave to remain

Accord Mortgages has relaxed key elements of its lending criteria in a move it...