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New identity for bridger as it expands proposition

Mint Bridging has rebranded as Mint Property Finance. The new brand identity comes as the...

New £200m funding line for bridging lender

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured its second funding line in 2021, worth £200...

Online bridging lender launched by platform

Portfolio management platform, Lendlord, has unveiled an online bridging lender for property investors. Available on...

Bridging lender revamps offering

Masthaven Bank has made changes to its current bridging range, including introducing new refurbishment...

Bridging lender expands solicitor panel

Mint Bridging has announced the appointment of Spector Constant & Williams to its panel...

United Trust Bank increases maximum bridging LTV

United Trust Bank (UTB) has increased the maximum LTV available across its whole range...

Bridging lender rebrands and revamps offering

Bridging lender Roma Finance has rebranded and changed its criteria. The lender says it has...

New identity for development finance provider

Hambros Secured Lending has relaunched as Impact Lending, a new business arm in the...

Castle Trust joins PMS and Sesame panels

Castle Trust Bank has been added to the lender panels of PMS Mortgage Club...

Together in short-term lending partnership with L&G

Together's bridging products have been added to Legal & General’s digital criteria service designed...

Roma Finance joins MCI’s lender panel

MCI Mortgage Club has added Roma Finance to its lending panel, for those looking...

First 4 Bridging hires key account manager

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has appointed Sonia Mann as a key account manager for...

Brightstar offers specialist lending virtual clinics

Brightstar Financial has embarked upon a new campaign to educate brokers about the benefits...

2020 bridging completions down 28%

Latest figures compiled by auditors from data provided by members of the Association of...

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

SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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