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Aspen Bridging appoints head of credit

Aspen Bridging has promoted Harry Baker to a newly created role of head of...

Brokers say development finance “hotter” than bridging

Nearly half of brokers operating in the specialist lending space think development finance is...

Alternative Bridging expands sales team

Alternative Bridging Corporation has bolstered its field sales operation with the appointment of Jon...

Enra Specialist Finance to be acquired

Enra Specialist Finance has agreed a deal with funds advised by Elliott Advisors (UK)...

ASTL reveals date for Annual Conference

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the date for its Annual...

Aspen completes first Bridge-to-Let case from wider broker market

Aspen Bridging has completed its first Bridge-To-Let case since introducing the product to the full...

Q&A: Brian Rubins, Alternative Bridging Corporation

BestAdvice fires the questions at Brian Rubins, executive chairman at Alternative Bridging Corporation BestAdvice (BA): You’ve...

SoMo provides free legals during March

Bridging loan firm SoMo has launched a new deal that will see it pay...

MFS products now on Criteria Brain

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) is now live on Criteria Brain. The specialist lender provides both...

Together refinances CABS securitisation

Together Financial Services has refinanced its revolving Charles Street securitisation programme (CABS) while improving...

Bridging market confidence is high for 2022

84% of broker respondents to a recent survey said that they expect to write...

BFS predicts 20% national growth in coming months

Short term lender, Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS), has doubled its lending over the past...

United Trust Bank posts record new lending figures

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported an increase in new lending to a record...

Glenhawk joins ASTL

Glenhawk has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term Lenders...

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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