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End of furlough at Roma as Nick Jones starts commercial role

Roma Finance has welcomed Nick Jones as its new commercial director, while ending the...

Reward Finance Group appoints BDM

Reward Finance Group has appointed Simon Micklethwaite as business development director (BDM) for Yorkshire...

Shawbrook’s latest results show Covid impact

Shawbrook Bank's pre-tax profit for the fist six- months of 2020 totalled £5.9 million,...

Omni Property Finance appoints BDM

Jaxon Stevens has joined Omni Property Finance Limited as business development manager. Stevens joins the...

The Right Loan teams up with Air Group

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group) has partnered with The Right Loan. Users of...

LendInvest funds £10m bridge

LendInvest has financed a £10 million bridging finance loan after the borrower ran into...

Bridging provider sees 100% boost in business

Roma Finance has reported a 100% increase in active cases since the Covid-19 lockdown...

Boost for bridger with £1m+ cases

Bridging lender Hope Capital has reported that new cases for loans in excess of...

Covid-19: Over 5,500 free meals provided by bridger

MFS and Benares provide over 5,500 free meals to support NHS staff and Emergency...

New identity for Promise Solutions

Promise Solutions has rebranded the business as Promise Money. The packager and master broker is...

Shawbrook returns to partial pre-Covid criteria

Shawbrook’s property division has confirmed that it has returned to some of its pre-pandemic...

Funding 365 unveils development finance product

Bridging lender Funding 365 has moved into development finance with the launch of its...

OFFA joins ASTL

OFFA has become the latest provider to join the Association of Short Term Lenders...

Bridging lender moves into 75% LTV space

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has launched new rates for its bridging loans, now offering...

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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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Vulnerable equity release customers still overlooked, warns ERG

The Equity Release Group (ERG) has warned that the financial advice industry is failing...

Widespread criticism for mooted plan of NI on rental income

Landlords may soon be required to pay national insurance (NI) on rental income as...

The Right Mortgage launches autumn sales roadshows

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has unveiled plans for a series of autumn...

Vida improves affordability for specialist borrowers

Vida Homeloans has unveiled a series of changes to its mortgage range aimed at...