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Shawbrook reinstates ‘lending for refurb costs’ deal

Shawbrook Bank has made changes to its bridging proposition The lender has reintroduced its unregulated...

Hope Capital unveils new sales director

Hope Capital has announced the appointment of Sinead Moynihan as its new sales director. Moynihan...

Castle Trust appoints new sales director

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Robert Oliver as its new sales director. Oliver (pictured) has...

Loans Warehouse expands bridging panel

Loans Warehouse has announced three appointments to its bridging finance panel. Roma Finance, Propfin and...

Specialist lender appoints new MD

SoMo has appointed Jamie Jolly as its new managing director following its recent rebrand...

L&G Mortgage Club adds Greenfield to bridging panel

Greenfield Mortgages has joined Legal & General Mortgage Club’s panel of specialist lenders. All of Greenfield...

UTB unveils fast track bridging facility

Following a soft launch at the final quarter of 2020, United Trust Bank (UTB)...

Glenhawk joins Loans Warehouse bridging panel

Loans Warehouse has expanded its bridging panel with the addition of Glenhawk for regulated...

New £150m funding line for bridging provider

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured a new £150 million funding line. Multiple investors have...

L&G Mortgage Club adds West One to buy-to-let panel

West One Loans’ buy-to-let division has launched with Legal & General Mortgage Club. Brokers will...

Octane joins L&G club panel

Octane Capital has been appointed to the panel of the Legal & General Mortgage Club. Club...

Roma Finance ups maximum bridging LTVs

Roma Finance has increased its loan to value (LTV) and will now consider applications...

Alternative Bridging Corporation makes board appointment

James Bloom has been appointed to the board of short-term lender Alternative Bridging Corporation,...

West One joins Society for Mortgage Professionals

West One has become the first specialist lender to join the Society for Mortgage...

COMMENT

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

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...

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...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

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

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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