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Rebrand for Hope Capital as lending volumes double

Hope Capital has rebranded and moved to a new office as part of its...

Central Bridging completes £1.8m bridge for overseas investor

Central Bridging has completed a £1.8m bridging loan in nine working days for a...

Roma Finance doubles sales and underwriting teams

Roma Finance has doubled the size of its business development manager (BDM) and underwriting...

Octopus Property revamps product offering

Octopus Property has revised its bridge-to-let, development exit and refurbishment products. The lender says the...

Hope Capital introduces new fixed fee loan

Hope Capital is offering a fixed fee bridging loan. The fixed fee loan is available up...

Kuflink opens office in London

Kuflink has opened an office in the capital. The move follows a quarter which has...

Large majority of bridging brokers saw Q3 volume rise

MTF's latest Broker Sentiment Survey has revealed that demand for bridging finance grew in...

CSF offering new Shawbrook Refurb-to-Let semi-exclusive

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has joined up with Shawbrook Bank to launch the lender’s...

Northern property market boosts Bridging Finance Solutions’ turnover

Bridging Finance Solutions has reported a 25% increase in turnover compared to the same...

Signature Private Finance appoints Midlands BDM

Short-term property finance provider Signature Private Finance has appointed Dan Parry as its new...

Together completes regulated bridge in three days

Specialist lender Together and specialist distributor Clever Lending have completed a regulated bridging loan...

Oblix Capital completes £970k permitted development bridge

Oblix Capita has completed on a permitted development (PD) bridge in Dudley, West Midlands...

Octane Capital appoints senior credit manager

Octane Capital has hired Donna-Louise House as senior credit manager. She will report into Matt...

West One Loans establishes ‘premier loan team’

West One Loans has set up a premier loan team to support intermediaries and...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

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The Monmouthshire reports 61% rise in profits

Monmouthshire Building Society has reported a sharp rise in annual profits. The Newport-headquartered mutual saw...

Value of rental arrears falls for first time since 2021 amid easing rent growth

The average value of rent arrears has fallen year-on-year for the first time since...

Clydesdale Bank cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is making widespread reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges this...

Quantum Mortgages appoints new BDMs

Quantum Mortgages has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of two new business...