Specialist

Record month for Roma Finance

Roma Finance has reported a record month in May, reporting a 50% increase in...

Brightstar launches virtual expo for specialist lending

Brightstar Financial has announced the Specialist Lending Virtual Expo, a free one day digital...

New BDM for bridging provider

Whitehall Capital has appointed Jason Fantini as its new business development manager (BDM). Fantini (pictured)...

Four-day completion for Octane’s £900k bridging case

Octane Capital has completed a £900,000 bridging loan for a client of Mortgages for Business...

Roma Finance unveils sustainability competition for schools

Specialist lender, Roma Finance, has launched an environmental sustainability competition for UK schools, in...

Nivo to drive Black & White Bridging’s digital transformation

Black & White Bridging has chosen Nivo to introduce an app-based application process to...

Together lowers commercial bridging rates

Specialist lender Together has reduced rates, increased LTVs and doubled maximum loan sizes of its...

Aspen provides development exit bridge for Passivhaus scheme

Aspen has completed a £4.55m development exit bridge on one of the UK’s first...

Masthaven offers its lowest ever bridging loan rate

Masthaven Bank has made changes to its bridging range, including launching its lowest ever...

Hope Capital revamps offering and unveils new range

Bridging lender Hope Capital has revised a number of its bridging finance products and...

Roma introduces “enhanced” bridging product

Roma Finance launches new bridging product Roma Finance has launched Roma75, a new bridging...

Black & White Bridging hires corporate finance specialist

Black & White Bridging has appointed Nicholas Goss as head of investments & capital...

MCI teams up with Loans Warehouse

MCI Mortgage Club has partnered with Loans Warehouse to provide more second charge and bridging products...

Roma Finance appoints national sales manager

Roma Finance has announced the promotion of Steve Smith to national sales manager. Smith (pictured)...

COMMENT

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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The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

Market Harborough Building Society said it has committed £1 million to community causes over...

Accord publishes broker guide on recognising economic abuse in mortgage cases

Accord has published a new guide for mortgage brokers on how to identify and...

CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case

CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

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