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Alternative Bridging Corporation hires new head of underwriting

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added to its underwriting team with the recruitment of Robin...

Rise in maximum bridging finance LTVs

A new report has found that the average maximum loan to value (LTV) offered...

More new appointments at Signature Property Finance

Short-term lender Signature Property Finance has announced a series of new appointments, as it...

Three new hires for Hope Capital

Hope Capital has made three new appointments. The lender's sales team has been joined by...

Two firms sign up to Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

Vibe Finance and Black & White Bridging have become the first signatories of Mortgage...

CSF wants market to Thrive with new ebook

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has published an ebook designed to explore the post-pandemic landscape after...

Masthaven Bank signs Women in Finance Charter

Masthaven Bank has become a signatory of the Women in Finance Charter. The Charter...

SFC creates senior management roles following restructure

Specialist Finance Centre (SFC) has announced a staffing restructure and the internal promotion of...

Aspen completes ‘no valuation’ £2.7m bridge

Aspen has completed a £2.734m bridge on its no valuation product for an applicant...

Shawbrook partners with Vantage for auction/refurb customer

Shawbrook Bank has supported a customer with a £189,000 bridging loan, enabling them to...

Three new hires at Glenhawk

Glenhawk has announced the appointments of Jeremy Russ as head of compliance, Roxana Tsirikhova...

Suros completes 8-hour bridge against watch and jewellery collection

Suros Capital has completed a short-term bridging loan of £350,000 secured against a customer’s...

Hope Capital hires new senior development underwriter

Hope Capital has added to its underwriting team with the appointment of Jon Reed...

BFS joins Private Finance lending panel

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has been appointed to the lending panel of national brokerage,...

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

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...

Iress adds AI underwriting tool to The Exchange in protection push

Iress has struck a deal with The Interesting Life Company to offer an AI-powered...

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