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Hope Capital unveils development exit deal

Hope Capital has introduced a new product for residential development exit, offering up to...

Together takes out new 25-year lease on Manchester HQ

Together has signed a new 25-year lease on its £39 million headquarters as it...

Bridging lender completes £850k deal in under 24 hours

KSEYE has completed a £850,000 loan in less than 24 hours to enable a...

Masthaven reduces minumum loan amounts

Masthaven Bank's minimum loan amount on its bridging, specialist bridging and refurbishment products has...

UTB expands Fast Track bridging criteria

United Trust Bank (UTB) has widened the criteria for its Fast Track bridging service...

SMG celebrates twentieth anniversary

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) is this month celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the business. Established in...

Hope Capital appoints operations manager

Jonathan Britstone has joined Hope Capital as operations manager. Britstone (pictured) previously worked for...

Mint Property Finance offers high value bridging loan

Mint Property Finance has expanded its bridging range of products with the introduction of a new...

10-day completion for Aspen’s first 0.39% bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed its first 'No Valuation' product deal on its lowest ever...

Complete short broker survey to enter prize draw

BestAdvice is surveying brokers on their thoughts on the bridging finance market in the...

First 4 Bridging appoints key account manager

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the appointment of Drena Gashi as a key...

Four new appointments at Mint Property Finance

Mint Property Finance has created four new positions. Joseph Haworth, who joins as finance director,...

United Trust Bank appoints head of sales for bridging

United Trust Bank (UTB) has promoted Owen Bentley to become its head of sales...

Castle Trust Bank cuts rates and simplifies range

Castle Trust Bank has reduced rates and simplified its range of HMO and holiday...

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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