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North West BDM appointment at BFS

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has added to its nationwide team with the appointment of...

Signature introduces product to help developments complete

Signature Property Finance has introduced a new product aimed at developers struggling to complete...

Bridging market sees significant rise in applications

Members of the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) saw their combined new bridging applications...

MFS launches ‘deadline driven’ rates

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has unveiled 753 (75-cubed), a new offering designed to fast-track...

Black & White Bridging selects exclusive master broker distribution partner

Loans Warehouse is to be the only packager/distributor in the UK to carry Black...

Rapid growth for London-based bridging lender

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has expanded its headcount by 40% since the start of...

Alternative Bridging Corporation hires BDM for Midlands & North

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added to its business development manager (BDM) team with the...

Roma Finance appoints head of transformational change

Roma Finance has announced the appointment of Michael Allison as head of transformational change. With...

LendInvest boosts bridging range

LendInvest has made a number of changes to its bridging proposition, including rate reductions...

Apsen breaks own monthly completion record

Aspen Bridging has recorded a new monthly completions record, lending £23m in April 2021. ...

Sesame Bankhall Group unveils new master broker panel

Sesame Bankhall Group has announced that PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network members now...

Four new hires for Mint Property Finance

Specialist finance lender, Mint Property Finance, has recruited four individuals across four business areas. Stephen...

Brian West joins Pivot

Brian West has been appointed as Pivot's new head of commercial operations and marketing. Pivot...

Black & White Bridging becomes NACFB patron

Black & White Bridging has joined the NACFB as a patron. The Bristol based specialist...

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...

Latest news

Mortgage industry bodies launch new ED&I survey

AMI and IMLA have launched a new industry-wide survey aimed at measuring progress on...

Landbay turns to broker education as Renters’ Rights Act reforms approach

Landbay is set to host a broker-focused webinar examining the implications of the Renters’...

Fleet cuts five-year buy-to-let fixes and widens 75% LTV options

Fleet Mortgages has cut pricing on selected five-year fixed buy-to-let products and expanded its...

HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 25bps across residential and buy-to-let range

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across parts of its residential and buy-to-let range,...

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