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First 4 Bridging adds Hampshire Trust Bank to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the addition of Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) to...

Hope Capital broadens acceptable valuation type

Hope Capital will now allow a range of valuation types. Having previously required a full...

LendInvest expands distribution with Sesame/PMS deal

LendInvest has joined Sesame and PMS’s lender panel. The network and mortgage club’s member firms...

Avamore completes double deal for broker and borrower

Bridging lender Avamore has completed two bridging loans in North London, totalling £690,068, with...

Octane Capital appoints BDMs

Octane Capital has revealed that Samantha Emery and Bethan Jones have been appointed as...

Promotions and appointments at Aspen Bridging

Aspen Bridging has promoted two and appointed two new members of staff. Harry Baker, who...

Hope Capital unveils new Combi Loan product

Hope Capital has launched a new bridging loan called the Hope Combi Loan. It combines...

Avamore Capital selects VAS Panel to expand panel management

Avamore Capital has appointed VAS Panel to run alongside its own in-house panel management...

Hope Capital relaunches Hope FleXi loan

Bridging lender Hope Capital has relaunched its flexible bridging loan, the Hope FleXi. Now part of the...

Trio of new hires for Atelier Capital Partners

Short-term lender, Atelier Capital Partners, has made three new hires, including Paul Silva as chief...

Signature Property Finance makes senior appointments

Short-term property finance provider Signature Property Finance has announced the appointments of chairman David...

Hope Capital unveils discounted rate deal

Hope Capital has launched a new product to provide borrowers with control and flexibility...

Catalyst resumes 75% CMV bridging

Catalyst Property Finance is launching a new range of short-term finance options for standard...

New LendInvest bridging range up to 75% LTV

LendInvest has updated its unregulated bridging product suite relaunching higher LTVs up to 75%. Residential...

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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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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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