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BFS sees 85% growth in six-month lending total

BFS has seen an overall increase in lending of 85% in the six months...

Mint Property Finance unveils second ‘Power Product’

Mint Property Finance has introduced its latest ‘Power Product’ - the Light Works loan. It offers...

Aspen cuts rates and doubles maximum loan size

Aspen Bridging has reduced a number of rates by 0.1 percentage point and doubled...

Roma Finance unveils RomaPrime & RomaPro ranges

Roma Finance has launched new bridging and development ranges with better rates and improved...

Glenhawk appoints business development manager

Glenhawk has appointed Paul Gavin as business development manager, with responsibility for growing the...

The Mortgage Broker Club in digital partnership with Glenhawk

The Mortgage Broker Club is partnering with Glenhawk across all digital channels. The Mortgage Broker...

Alternative Bridging unveils new refurb range

Alternative Bridging Corporation has introduced a series of specialist Refurbishment Loans that allow further...

Mint Property Finance creates new management team

Mint Property Finance has introduced a new leadership team in order to promote business...

Bridging lender joins MCI panel

MCI Mortgage Club has added bridging lender Glenhawk to its panel for clients seeking...

Strettons joins the ASTL

Strettons has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of Short Term...

Castle Trust Bank bolsters sales team in the capital

Castle Trust Bank has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Matthew Lawrence...

Hope Capital introduces fast-track bridging facility

Hope Capital has unveiled a new deal which it says is the fastest bridging...

MT Finance appoints new CFO

MT Finance has appointed Ben Lawrence as its new chief financial officer. Lawrence (pictured) joins the...

Pivot improves heavy refurb and ground-up offerings

Development and bridging lender Pivot, has made changes to its heavy refurbishment and ground...

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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...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Property firms still relying on manual checks as AI fraud risk grows

More than half of identity verification checks in UK finance and property businesses are...

Storm warnings fall as home insurance premiums ease

The number of storm warnings issued across the UK fell sharply between 2023 and...

Nationwide trims fixed mortgage rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Nationwide is cutting fixed mortgage rates by up to 25 basis points for first-time...

Halifax Intermediaries cuts fixed mortgage rates

Halifax Intermediaries is reducing fixed mortgage rates for homemovers and first-time buyers. The lender will...

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