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First 4 Bridging hires head of intermediary relations

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has appointed Besmir Kurti as head of intermediary relations for...

Aspen Bridging introduces bridge-to-let offering

Aspen Bridging has entered the bridge-to-let market. Available up to 80% LTV, with bridge rates starting...

Recognise Bank partners with Galliard Homes and Reflex Bridging

Recognise Bank has agreed a multi-million pound 'loan on loan' partnership with Reflex Bridging,...

Two new recruits at Alternative Bridging Corporation

Alternative Bridging Corporation has appointed a new underwriter and a case manager. Robert Seymour has...

Hope Capital reports record year

Hope Capital has reported that its 2021/22 financial year was strongest year in its...

Saxon Trust appoints head of sales & marketing

Saxon Trust has announced the appointment of Brian West as its new head of sales...

Assetz Capital provides £1m bridging loans to SME investor

Assetz Capital has financed three bridging loans totalling £1m, helping an SME property investor...

Annual average bridging LTV at record high

The latest Bridging Trends report has found that £626.7 million of bridging loans were transacted by Bridging Trends...

Aspen unveils new development exit & refurb product

Aspen has made changes to its offering, unveiling a new development exit & refurbishment...

Movin Legal partners with Roma Finance

Conveyancing portal Movin Legal has partnered with Roma Finance to help Roma’s intermediary partners...

TAB secures new credit facility

Property lender TAB has secured a new funding line from New York investment firm, Atalaya...

Mercantile Trust revamps bridging offering

Mercantile Trust has updated its bridging proposition, cutting rates, as well as expanding its...

Roma Finance cuts bridging and development rates

Roma Finance has reduced rates and improved criteria across the product range. Rates for standard...

Black & White Bridging launches apprenticeship academy

Black & White Bridging, which launched nationally to the intermediary market in April last...

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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