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Record month for Mint Property Finance

Mint Property Finance has recorded its biggest month to date, with a 19% increase...

MFS ups maximum loan amount

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has increased its maximum bridging loan amount to £30 million. The...

Bath & West Finance unveils new identity

Bath & West Finance has rebranded to Black & White Bridging. It has been launched...

Bridging lender sees near-200% rise in completions

Hope Capital has reported a 196% increase in deals reaching completion in the six...

Hope Capital expands into Scotland

Hope Capital is launching its short-term finance proposition in Scotland. The bridging lender is expanding...

Bridging lenders positive about long-term economic outlook

Bridging finance providers are positive about the outlook for their businesses, the bridging market...

SMG acquires remaining shares in Y3S Bridging & Commercial

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) has acquired the full share capital of Y3S Bridging & Commercial...

Alternative Bridging Corporation hires head of underwriting

Alternative Bridging Corporation has bolstered its underwriting team with the recruitment of Richard Claypole...

ASTL welcomes new associate member

Memery Crystal has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of Short...

Roma Finance joins Fluent Bridging panel

Fluent Bridging has appointed Roma Finance to its bridging panel. The lender's bridging, development...

Octane partners with mortgage tech platform

Octane Capital has teamed up with the mortgage platform provider, Twenty7Tec. Intermediaries can now access...

SimplyBiz unveils Specialist Property Finance Club with FIBA

Mortgage club, SimplyBiz Mortgages, has teamed up with the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA)...

ASTL and FIBA team up for joint event

Trade bodies, the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) and the Financial Intermediary & Broker...

Octane Capital joins SimplyBiz panel

Octane Capital has been appointed to the panel of SimplyBiz Mortgages. SimplyBiz Mortgages members now have...
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COMMENT

networks

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Latest news

Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...
News

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...
Appointments

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...
funding

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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